reprisal

CEFRC2

/ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An action taken to punish someone for a harmful action.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.

Examples

  • General Jackson vowed a reprisal for the death of his men.

  • You have a right to speak up about mistreatment without fear of reprisal.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.

  2. An act of retaliation.

More examples

In context

  • debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The army carried out a harsh blank against the enemy base in response to the surprise attack.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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).