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avengement
| Main Entry: |
reprisal
 [ri-prahy-zuhl] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revenge |
| Synonyms: | avengement, avenging, counterblow, counterstroke, eye for an eye, paying back, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance |
| Antonyms: | kindness, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | vengeance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for another's act |
| Synonyms: | avengement, avenging, counterblow, evening of score, eye for an eye, getting even, repayment, reprisal, requital, retribution, return, revenge, settling of score, tit for tat, vengefulness, wrath |
| Antonyms: | forgiveness, pardon |
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