terrible retribution
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Indicates a severe or dreadful punishment.
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- The dictator faced terrible retribution for his unspeakable crimes.
- Ignoring the ancient prophecy, the king brought terrible retribution upon his people.
- The villagers feared terrible retribution from the spirits of the forest.
- He warned his enemies of the terrible retribution that would follow their defiance.
- Such a betrayal would surely invite terrible retribution from the gods.
- The historical accounts describe the terrible retribution meted out to the traitors.
- After the uprising, the government exacted terrible retribution on the rebels.
- The hero vowed to seek terrible retribution for the injustice done to his family.
- There was a sense of impending terrible retribution in the air after the assassination.
- The consequences of their actions were a terrible retribution they could not escape.