retribution

Meaning

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

Synonyms

revenge

retaliation

vengeance

punishment

reprisal

requital

penalty

reward

repayment

recompense

nemesis

karma

return

fate

result

sentence

talion

punish

reciprocation

castigation

reimbursement

remuneration

divine punishment

payback

chastisement

curse

requite

response

soreness

sorrow

tit for tat

trouble

vexation

working

wreak

bitter enemy

condign punishment

departed spirit

getting even

Nemesis

ultion

fruit

pain

consequence of one’s action

deserved fate

evil creature

vile spawn

fair chance

revengement

self-redress

Translations

Vergeltung

Rache

revanche

vengeance

retribución

punition

venganza

châtiment

wraak

Strafe

vendetta

vergelding

punizione

vingança

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛt.ɹɪ.ˈbju.ʃən/

Etymology

PIE word
*tréyes
From Latin retribuere (“repay”).