Dictionary entry

Reprisal

Pronunciation: /rɪˈprʌɪz(ə)l/

Pronunciation

/rɪˈprʌɪz(ə)l/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) တုန့်ပြန် လက်စားချေခြင်း။

Definition

reprisal /rÇ'praÇzl/ n [C, U] ရန္တံု႔ႏွင္းျခင္း။ လက္တံု႔ျပန္ျခင္း။ fears of reprisals against his family ❍ After one of their aircraft was shot down they took reprisals. ❍ They shot 10 hostages in reprisal.

Examples

  1. [reprisal against] : The Foreign Office is concerned about possible reprisals against British civilians.
  2. [in reprisal (for something)] : Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers.