fear retaliation

Frequency: 6.99.9 per million words

To be afraid of a potential retaliatory act.

retaliationVERB + retaliation

Categories:

fear

Examples (10)

  • Many witnesses fear retaliation if they agree to testify.
  • Employees often fear retaliation after reporting workplace harassment.
  • The refugees fear retaliation if they return to their home country.
  • She hesitated to speak up because she feared retaliation.
  • Victims frequently fear retaliation from their abusers.
  • The soldiers fear retaliation following the recent airstrikes.
  • Whistleblowers legitimately fear retaliation from their employers.
  • He refused to name names, fearing retaliation against his family.
  • Does the administration fear retaliation for the new sanctions?
  • Local businesses fear retaliation from organized crime groups.