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reprisal

/ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
reprisal
IPA
/ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of retaliation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

reprisals (plural)

Derived Forms

antireprisal counterreprisal nonreprisal

Phrases

letter of marque and reprisal

Rhymes With

izle despisal

Questions

How do you pronounce reprisal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/.
What does reprisal mean?
An act of retaliation.
Where does reprisal come from?
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).

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