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reprisal

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman reprisaille (French représaille), from Old Italian ripresaglia (Italian rappresaglia), from ripreso, past participle of riprendere (to take back), from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???p?a?z?l/
  • Rhymes: -a?z?l

Noun

reprisal (countable and uncountable, plural reprisals)

  1. An act of retaliation.
  2. (archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
  3. (archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:revenge

Translations

Anagrams

  • Parliers, sarplier

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countermeasures

English

Noun

countermeasures

  1. plural of countermeasure

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