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Retribution

nounid 118373·updated May 18, 2026
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the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
paybackrequitalvengeance
plural
Retributions
possessive
Retribution's
pluralpossessive
Retributions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
§2
the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life
§3
a justly deserved penalty
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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