Retribution
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
Wordset Dictionary
a justly deserved penalty
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- paybackrequitalvengeance
- plural
- Retributions
- possessive
- Retribution's
- pluralpossessive
- Retributions'