retribution
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeancePunishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
» Retribution is inevitable.
Vergeltung ist unausweichlich.
Возмездие неотвратимо.
Відплата неминуча.
Помста неминуча.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
Vergeltung, Heimzahlung
возме́здиеvozmézdije, воздая́ниеvozdajánije, ка́раkára
відпла́таvidpláta, ка́раkára, пока́раpokára
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- a justly deserved penalty
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
Examples
9 sentencesRetribution is inevitable.
Відплата неминуча. — Ahha
ruВозмездие неотвратимо. — marafon
deVergeltung ist unausweichlich. — Yorwba
Life is rich in sacrifices and poor in retributions.
deDas Leben ist reich an Opfern und arm an Vergeltungen. — marcelostockle
You can make your choice freely without fear of retribution.
deSie können frei wählen, ohne Angst vor Repressalien zu haben. — Yorwba
When the system is failing, violent acts of retribution increase.
But retribution was at hand, and the wicked city met with sudden destruction.
Translations
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Forms
plural: retributions| Singular | retribution |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable