Retribution - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn|
Brit.
|retrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a justly deserved penalty (syn: requital)
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life (syn: payback, vengeance)
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life (syn: payback, vengeance)
the swiftness of divine retribution
Extra examples
The killer acted without fear of retribution.
...the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution...
Victims are demanding retribution for the terrorist attacks.
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