Vergeltung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- reciprocation noun An exchange in which each side gives something back to the other.
- retaliation noun An act of revenge carried out in response to harm.
- retribution noun Punishment given out of a sense of justice or revenge for a wrong that was done.
- vengeance noun Punishment inflicted in return for a wrong or injury; revenge.
- wrath noun Intense anger, often with a desire for revenge.
Senses
Vergeltung is used for these senses in English:
- retaliation Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
- retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
- vengeance Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
- wrath (uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.
reciprocation — full definition
- noun An exchange in which each side gives something back to the other.
- noun A regular back-and-forth movement, like the rise and fall of the tide or the motion of a piston.
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