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Reprisal vs Payback - What's the difference?

reprisal | payback |

As nouns the difference between reprisal and payback

is that reprisal is an act of retaliation while payback is an act of revenge.

reprisal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of retaliation.
  • (archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
  • (archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
  • * Macaulay
    • debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place

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    payback

    English

    (wikipedia payback)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act of revenge.
    • They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback .
  • (countable) A form of recompense.
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * just deserts, poetic justice

    See also

    * have it coming * pay back

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