報復 — meaning in English
hōfuku
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English meaning
- avenge verb To get retribution for a wrong or injury done to oneself or someone else.
- nemesis noun A person's worst enemy or greatest rival — someone who always seems to oppose or defeat them.
- reprisal noun An act of retaliation, especially in response to an attack or injury.
- retribution noun Punishment given out of a sense of justice or revenge for a wrong that was done.
- revenge noun Harm done to someone in return for a wrong they committed against you.
Senses
報復 is used for these senses in English:
- avenge (transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- nemesis The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy.
- reprisal An act of retaliation.
- retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
- revenge Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
- revenge (transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
nemesis — full definition
- noun A person's worst enemy or greatest rival — someone who always seems to oppose or defeat them.
- noun A downfall or defeat that someone thoroughly deserves and cannot escape; a form of poetic justice.