retribution C2 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #14161 Meanings 1 noun the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life My only comfort after my partner's murder was thinking of possible retribution. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of taking revenge,... paybackvengeance More revengepunitionnemesisrequitalretaliation ↔ Opposites forgiveness Word family Forms retributionsretributive Common collocations divine retribution Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin retribuere (“repay”). retribuo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # retribution **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 14161 ## Meanings 1. the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life ## Examples - My only comfort after my partner's murder was thinking of possible retribution. ## Synonyms - payback - vengeance - revenge - punition - nemesis - requital - retaliation ## Antonyms - forgiveness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: retribuo ## Etymology From Latin retribuere (“repay”). ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown