retribution meaning
UK US /ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən/ 4 syllables
retribution (noun): a justly deserved penalty.
retribution has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
retribution as a noun
- a justly deserved penalty
Synonyms: requital
Type of: penalty
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
Type of: correction
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord
- For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge
- he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
- the swiftness of divine retribution
Type of: retaliation
How to pronounce retribution
retribution is pronounced /ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Words that rhyme with retribution
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with RE · words ending in ON · 11-letter words
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