retribution
US: /ˌɹɛtɹəbˈjuʃən/
UK: /ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
retribution /,retri'bju:ʃn/- danh từ
- sự trừng phạt, sự báo thù
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) sự khen thưởng, sự đền đáp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U] ~ (for sth) (formal) severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done: People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages. + fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God)
retributive adjective [usually before noun]: retributive justice
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
vengeance, revenge, reprisal, retaliation, requital, redress, quid pro quo, satisfaction, punishment, justice, just deserts, recompense, compensation:
It is a moral question whether society's treatment of malefactors should be an act of retribution or the setting of an example to others.
Collocation
ADJ.
fair, just | divine
VERB + RETRIBUTION
demand, seek | exact | fear
RETRIBUTION + VERB
come, follow
Violent retribution soon followed.
PREP.
in ~
His armies invaded their lands in retribution.
| ~ against
retribution against wrongdoers
| ~ for
He saw his suffering as retribution for the sins of his past life.
| ~ from
Members of Parliament clearly feared retribution from their constituents.
| ~ on
She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her.
PHRASES
an act of retribution, fear of retribution
The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution.
Concise dictionary
retributions‚retrɪ'bjuːʃnnoun
+a justly deserved penalty
+the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
+the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
