Hyphenation of retaliation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retaliation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

re-tal-i-a-tion

Definitions of retaliation:

1.	Action taken in return for an injury or offense

Synonyms of retaliation:

noun	revenge, return, paying back, getting even

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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