Reprisal

Reprisal
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ðŸ’ĄReprisal (n.) – āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāđ‚āļ•āđ‰, āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđ‰āđāļ„āđ‰āļ™āļ•āļ­āļš

  • Definition: An act of retaliation or punishment in response to an injury or wrong, especially between countries, groups, or in conflict situations.​
  • Example (ENG): The government warned that any attack on its citizens would lead to a swift reprisal. (āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ€āļ•āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ§āđˆāļēāļŦāļēāļāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāļžāļĨāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ•āļ™ āļˆāļ°āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢ āļ•āļ­āļšāđ‚āļ•āđ‰ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ‰āļąāļšāđ„āļ§)
  • Example (ENG): The company fired several workers in reprisal for their attempts to form a union. (āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđ„āļĨāđˆāļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļ™āļ­āļ­āļāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢ āļ•āļ­āļšāđ‚āļ•āđ‰ āļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļēāļžāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļŦāļ āļēāļžāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™)
  • Example (ENG): Villagers lived in fear of reprisals after speaking out against the militia. (āļŠāļēāļ§āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļ§āļēāļ”āļāļĨāļąāļ§āļ§āđˆāļēāļˆāļ°āļ–āļđāļ āļ•āļ­āļšāđ‚āļ•āđ‰ āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļ­āļ­āļāļĄāļēāļ§āļīāļžāļēāļāļĐāđŒāļ§āļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļāļ­āļ‡āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļīāļ”āļ­āļēāļ§āļļāļ˜)
  • Synonyms: retaliation, payback, retribution
  • Antonyms: forgiveness, pardon, tolerance
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