Definition that contains retaliate
- forbearing showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
- longanimous showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
- first strike the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate