different between recompense vs retaliation

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French recompense, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?m?p?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

recompense (countable and uncountable, plural recompenses)

1. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
2. That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

Synonyms

• meed
• payback
• recompence
• restitution

Related terms

• compensate
• recompensate

Translations

Verb

recompense (third-person singular simple present recompenses, present participle recompensing, simple past and past participle recompensed)

1. To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
2. To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

3. (transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

   • Recompense to no man evil for evil.

Translations

Old French

Etymology

From recompenser.

Noun

recompense f (oblique plural recompenses, nominative singular recompense, nominative plural recompenses)

1. recompense; compensation

Descendants

• English: recompense

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??e.kõ.?p?.si/

Verb

recompense

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of recompensar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of recompensar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of recompensar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of recompensar

Spanish

Verb

recompense

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of recompensar.

English

Etymology

From retaliate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???tæli?e???n/

Noun

retaliation (usually uncountable, plural retaliations)

1. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:revenge

Related terms

• retaliate
• retaliatory

Translations