RETRIBUTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of correcting for your wrongdoing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retribution" is a kind of...):

correction; rectification (the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right)

Meaning:

The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

Example:

the swiftness of divine retribution

Synonyms:

payback; retribution; vengeance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retribution" is a kind of...):

retaliation; revenge (action taken in return for an injury or offense)

Meaning:

A justly deserved penalty

Synonyms:

requital; retribution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("retribution" is a kind of...):

penalty (a payment required for not fulfilling a contract)