atonement C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /əˈtoʊnmənt/ UK /əˈtəʊnmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury He spent years in atonement for his earlier cruelty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · reparation or amends made... reparationamendsexpiationredemptionpropitiationcompensationpenance Word family Related forms atoneone Common collocations vicarious atonement Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one'). æt ān Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # atonement **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈtoʊnmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈtəʊnmənt/ ## Meanings 1. reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury ## Examples - He spent years in atonement for his earlier cruelty. ## Synonyms - reparation - amends - expiation - redemption - propitiation - compensation - penance ## Related Forms - atone - one ## Roots and Affixes - Root: æt ān ## Etymology From atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one'). ## AI Etymology Atonement is from atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one'). Important recorded forms include æt ān (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury. The wider family includes related words such as atone and one. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown