Contrition and Retribution

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Contrition noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Retribution and contrition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retribution" instead a noun "Contrition".

Nearby Words: contrite, contritely

Retribution noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

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Contrition and retribution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrition" instead a noun "Retribution".

Nearby Word: retributive

similar	similar contrition	similar retribution
little	little contrition	little retribution

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