Definition
A harmful or violent action taken against someone in return for something harmful they did first; revenge or retaliation.
Etymology
From Old French 'reprise' (recovery, seizure), from Latin 'reprehendere' (to seize back). Originally meant legal seizure of goods, but evolved to mean military or violent retaliation.
Kelly Says
Cycles of reprisal have started wars and feuds lasting centuries—the Hundred Years' War was essentially an endless chain of retaliation—which is why modern conflict resolution specifically teaches breaking the 'reprisal cycle' as the most important skill.
Translations
ARالعربية
انتقام
intiqaam
DEDeutsch
Vergeltung
fer-GEL-tung
ELΕλληνικά
αντεκδίκηση
an-tek-DI-ki-si
ESEspañol
represalia
re-pre-SA-lya
ETEesti
kättemaks
kat-te-maks
FRFrançais
représaille
re-pre-ZAY
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिशोध
prati-shodh
HUMagyar
megtorlás
meg-tor-laash
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembalasan
pem-ba-la-san
ITItaliano
rappresaglia
rap-pre-SA-lya
LTLietuvių
atgalinis smūgis
at-ga-li-nis smuu-gis
MSBahasa Melayu
reprisal
—
NLNederlands
represaille
re-pre-sa-yu
PTPortuguês
represália
re-pre-SA-lya
RORomână
represalii
re-pre-sa-lii
RUРусский
репрессалия
re-pre-sa-li-ya
SVSvenska
vedergällning
ve-der-gel-ning
THไทย
การตอบโต้
kan top-to
TRTürkçe
misilleme
mi-sil-le-me
VITiếng Việt
trả đũa
tra dua