payback
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌbæk/
- Offensive
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- Maybe this is karmic payback for their role in acting as chief handmaiden to Wall Street.
But what also happens is that karmic payback for a narcissist takes time.
- But what also happens is that karmic payback for a narcissist takes time.
- All right, cats, I know this is payback for working you too hard.
- A human being's nature then doesn't seek payback, right?
- And we're, you know, the payback idea really relies upon magical thinking.
- Some people turn to karma hoping that there might be some kind of payback for the narcissist.
- But then of course there was a lunch break and after lunch it was payback time baby.
- You know, it's a little bit of payback, so it would make the pain less.
- So that's kind of like payback for not posting very often the last week.
- They've been Co opted by ISIS or Al Qaeda and they're ready for some payback.
- And Seneca says, and I think he's quite right about this, it's the desire for exacting A payback, not the capacity to do so.
- And let's just say this facts came out and it was a nation state, there would be payback involved.
- You can pay these guys and they were paid well, but money only goes so far once you get down to like, you know, I want payback.
- So, Stingray, if you're out there, it doesn't matter how deep you are, how shallow you are, we will find you and we will get some payback for old Steve.
- Oh, and brace yourself, Senator McConnell, because payback's a Mitch.
Examples
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The weakness she endured as she slowly died seemed a deliberate payback for her pride.
Fiction book (2001) -
There is work involved, but the payback can be enormous.
Academic text (1993) -
You know, it's a little bit of payback, so it would make the pain less.
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How many times have you had the chance for payback and you took it?
Blog text (4) -
Well, the time has come for payback; I hear it's a bitch!
Blog text (17) -
All right, cats, I know this is payback for working you too hard.
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If we're smart and lucky, our payback for those people will be the development of new ways to treat their disabilities.
Academic text (2006) -
So that's kind of like payback for not posting very often the last week.
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An eye for an eye is a basic payback, and fighting is usually with bows and arrows.
Academic text (1994) -
After months of betrayal, she finally got her payback by exposing his lies.
Synonyms
720
1.3
An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
252
6.8
Punishing someone in return for a wrong done to you
112
5.2
Harming someone because they hurt you
87
7.5
Punishment people give because someone did something wrong and others think it is fair
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8.3
An action that hurts someone in return for an attack
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5.8
An action done to hurt someone because they hurt you
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9.1
A punishment someone deserves for bad actions
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7.4
To try to hurt someone because they hurt you
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9.5
Giving back a favor or returning harm in the same way
An action taken to hurt or punish someone after an unfriendly act
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Etymology
Payback is also made of pay + back, but used for people it means getting something 'back' from someone who hurt you. So payback is like 'getting even' or taking revenge for a wrong.