reprisal
noun
(in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
reprisals
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pluralof reprisal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But similar reprisals against high-level officials close to the Kremlin could backfire and arouse even more elite discontent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The statement did not specify what these reprisals would be.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Cubans who once feared government reprisals now criticize the country's leaders and have taken to banging pots and pans in regular nighttime protests.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
They also keep a close eye on possible economic reprisals from the Councils and the Klans, plus other superpatriotic groups who bring pressures to bear on the newspapers’ advertisers.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
