Retribution
Retribution noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Usage example: the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution
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Wrath and retribution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrath" instead a noun "Retribution".
Nearby Word: retributive
Wrath
Wrath noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Usage example: the evangelist warned the gathering that unrepentant sinners would suffer the wrath of God
Retribution and wrath are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retribution" instead a noun "Wrath".
Nearby Word: wrathful
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Magic: The Gathering features divine smiting on a number of cards, like Divine Retribution and of course the (in)famous Wrath of God.
Source: Bolt of Divine Retribution -
But at level 80 (in Wrath, Retribution was basically non-existent till then), they were one of the strongest dps specs in the game, if not the strongest.
Source: Magikarp Power -
Disproportionate Retribution: So the Elantrians were benevolent semi-divine beings who ruled over a genuine utopia... and then they were all made into hideous zombie-like creatures because they earned the wrath of God (according to Shu-Dereth).
Source: Literature / Elantris
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