noun
Meaning 1
An act of retaliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reprisal
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/
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noun
Meaning 2
Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: retaliation, revenge
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman reprisaille (French représaille), from Old Italian ripresaglia (Italian rappresaglia), from ripreso, past participle of riprendere (“to take back”), from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend).
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: распра́ва (raspráva) — retaliation
- Czech: odplata — retaliation
- Czech: represe — retaliation
- Czech: represálie — retaliation
- Czech: odveta — retaliation
- Finnish: kosto — retaliation
- Finnish: kostoisku — retaliation
- French: représailles — retaliation
- Old French: merche — retaliation
- German: Vergeltungsmaßnahme — retaliation
- German: Repressalie — retaliation
- German: Vergeltungsschlag — retaliation
- German: Vergeltungsakt — retaliation
- Hungarian: megtorlás — retaliation
- Irish: díoltas — retaliation
- Italian: ritorsione — retaliation
- Japanese: 報復 (hōfuku) — retaliation
- Korean: 보복 (bobok) — retaliation
- Māori: ngakinga — retaliation
- Norwegian Bokmål: represalie — retaliation
- Norwegian Nynorsk: represalie — retaliation
- Russian: распра́ва (raspráva) — retaliation
- Russian: отве́тная ме́ра (otvétnaja méra) — retaliation
- Scottish Gaelic: dìoghaltas — retaliation
- Scottish Gaelic: aicheamhail — retaliation
- Spanish: represalia — retaliation
- Swedish: vedergällning — retaliation
- Turkish: misilleme — retaliation
- Ukrainian: розпра́ва (rozpráva) — retaliation