Représaille

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 als für einen Schaden oder eine Ungerechtigkeit verantwortlich angesehen. , 🇪🇸 considerado responsable de un daño o una injusticia , 🇮🇹 considerato responsabile di un danno o di un'ingiustizia , 🇵🇹 considerado responsável por um dano ou injustiça , 🇨🇳 被认为对某种损害或不公负有责任。 , 🇯🇵 損害や不正に対して責任があるとみなされること , 🇰🇷 손해나 부정의에 대한 책임이 있다고 여겨지는 , 🇸🇦 يُعتبر مسؤولاً عن ضرر أو ظلم , 🇮🇳 नुकसान या अन्याय के लिए जिम्मेदार माना जाना

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Etymology

**représaille** (noun) comes from the French verb **reprendre** “to take back, to seize again.” *Reprendre* is derived from Latin **reprehendere** (re‑ “again” + prehendere “to seize, grasp”), a compound of **pre‑** “before, in front of” and **hendere** “to grasp.” In the 16th century the noun *représaille* was formed with the suffix **‑aille**, which turns an action verb into a noun denoting the action or its result. The word entered English as **reprisal** in the early 17th century.

Synonyms

responsabilité culpabilité faute dette obligation imputabilité devoir

Antonyms

pardon clémence amnistie indulgence réconciliation