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reprisalre‧pri‧sal /rɪˈpraɪzəl/ noun [countable, uncountable] reprisalOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French reprisaille, from Old Italian, from riprendere ‘to take back’ - Demonstrators surged through the capital city yesterday, ignoring threats of reprisals from the government.
- His murder was a reprisal for an injury to a rival gang member.
- Some people will not report attacks to the police for fear of reprisals.
- A reprisal for her unwillingness to co-operate last night?
- Between 1953 and 1955, the United States could have effectively destroyed the Soviet Union with little likelihood of serious reprisal.
- Business as usual was good for many; others feared reprisals from white bosses if they got too political.
- Even though they were alive, my parents were afraid to write to them for fear of further reprisals against them.
- He'd lost a cousin and some good friends in these reprisals.
- In the distance smoke rose over the old city, where Hindu mobs were massacring Sikhs in reprisal for Indira's assassination.
- It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals.
action that is taken in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you► revenge · The motive for the murder was clearly revenge.seek revenge · Members of the party are seeking revenge for the assassination of their leader.revenge attack/killing/bombing · Fearing revenge attacks, the government has sealed off the borders. ► reprisal an action, especially a military or political one, that is a reaction to something that has been done by a country, government, organization etc: · Some people will not report attacks to the police for fear of reprisals.· Demonstrators surged through the capital city yesterday, ignoring threats of reprisals from the government.reprisal for: · His murder was a reprisal for an injury to a rival gang member. ► vengeance revenge, especially in the form of violent actions or behaviour, for something very harmful or violent that someone has done: · Her desire for vengeance led her to shoot her daughter's murderer.· Nothing can justify the gunmens' senseless acts of vengeance. ► vendetta a quarrel between two people or groups of people that has continued for a long time and during which the two sides keep trying to get revenge on each other: · The killing was the result of a long-standing vendetta over gambling profits.vendetta between: · The recent bombings may be a sign of a renewed vendetta between rival separatists.vendetta against: · One of the gang members began a vendetta against her after she testified.family/tribal/private/personal vendetta: · Ellis claims he is the victim of a conspiracy with a personal vendetta against him. ► tit for tat something unpleasant done because someone has done something unpleasant to you: · I didn't invite her to my party because she didn't invite me to hers. It was just tit for tat.tit-for-tat killings/bombings/raids etc: · Eight people have died in this latest round of tit-for-tat killings. ► for fear of reprisal They didn’t tell the police for fear of reprisal. VERB► fear· Business as usual was good for many; others feared reprisals from white bosses if they got too political. something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you → revenge, retaliation: They didn’t tell the police for fear of reprisal.reprisal against There were reprisals against unarmed civilians.in reprisal (for something) Alfred was shot in reprisal for the killing of a rival gang member. |