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tragedy collapse: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

avenge collapse

vengeance collapse: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"

reprisal collapse: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

revenge collapse: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

get even with collapse

retaliate collapse: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

retaliation collapse: action taken in return for an injury or offense

vendetta collapse: a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

pileup collapse: multiple collisions of vehicles

mischance collapse

mishap collapse: an instance of misfortune

misadventure collapse

in return collapse: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

comeuppance collapse

repayment collapse: payment of a debt or obligation

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

expiation collapse: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

rectification collapse: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve; the conversion of alternating current to direct current; (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

brood over collapse

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

requital collapse: an act of requiting; returning in kind

atonement collapse: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

offsetting collapse

deserts collapse: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved

disaster collapse: an act that has disastrous consequences

smashup collapse

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

settle with collapse

dwell on collapse: delay

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

indemnification collapse: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

punishment collapse: the act of punishing

vindicate collapse: clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"; maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"

accident collapse: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

reparation collapse: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"; (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"; compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"

counteraction collapse

shipwreck collapse: a wrecked ship (or a part of one); an accident that destroys a ship at sea; an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"; destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"; cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"; suffer failure, as in some enterprise; ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"

amends collapse

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