1. retribution

noun. ['ˌrɛtrəˈbjuːʃən'] the act of correcting for your wrongdoing.

Rhymes with Retribution

• redistribution
• electrocution
• counterrevolution
• distribution
• contribution
• substitution
• prostitution
• prosecution
• constitution
• restitution
• persecution
• lilliputian
• institution
• execution
• attribution
• revolution
• resolution
• elocution
• dissolution
• diminution
• devolution
• confucian
• andalusian
• absolution
• evolution
• solution
• pollution
• dilution
• aleutian
• shooshan

Sentences with retribution

1. Noun, singular or mass
Integrity allows employees to not fear retribution for their honest opinions and ideas.

Quotes about retribution

1. I mean that we here are on the wrong side of the tapestry,' answered Father Brown. 'The things that happen here do not seem to mean anything; they mean something somewhere else. Somewhere else retribution will come on the real offender. Here it often seems to fall on the wrong person.
- G.K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown

2. I see now that my faith was becoming an ally rather than an enemy because I could vent anger freely, even toward God, without fearing retribution.
- Gerald L. Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss

3. A traitor commits his crime but once. The rest/is retribution.
- Marie Howe, The Good Thief

2. retribution

noun. ['ˌrɛtrəˈbjuːʃən'] a justly deserved penalty.

3. retribution

noun. ['ˌrɛtrəˈbjuːʃən'] the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19.