retribution
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retribution
- /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/
Rhymes with -uːʃən
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*tréyes
From Latin retribuere (“repay”).
noun retributions
- Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance. Whereas retribution focuses on the offender's wrong, retaliation focuses on the impulse of the victim (or of those who sympathize with him) to strike back at the offender.
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Closest in meaning: vengeance, revenge, retaliation, retaliatory, reprisal, vindictiveness, payback, punishment, penalty, recrimination, penance, vendetta, recompense, compensation, reward, victimisation
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noun punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance
| Español | castigo, retribución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보복 bobok, 복수 boksu |
| 日本語 | 報復 hōfuku, 復讐 fukushū |
| 中文 | 報應 /报应 bàoyìng, 惡報 /恶报 èbào |
| Português | retribuição |
| Français | vendetta, châtiment, punition |
| Deutsch | Vergeltung, Heimzahlung |
| Italiano | retribuzione, vendetta |
| Ελληνικά | ανταπόδοση antapódosi |
| Română | răzbunare |
| Русский | возме́здие vozmézdije, воздая́ние vozdajánije, ка́ра kára, месть mestʹ, отпла́та otpláta, распла́та raspláta |
| العربية | عِقَاب ʕiqāb, اِنْتِقَام intiqām |
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title = {retribution},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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