reparation

Noun

Meaning

The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used.

The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

repair amends compensation restoration satisfaction restitution fix fixing fixture mend mending reformation return justice indemnity
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Antonyms

championship cost loss capital decimation aggravation
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Hypernyms

improvement compensation atonement expiation propitiation

Hyponyms

care maintenance restoration reconstruction restitution patching

Related terms

repair reparative

Phrases with the word

make reparation to make reparation for

Anagrams

praetorian

Examples

how can I make amends Source: Internet

Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I Source: Internet

an act for which there is no reparation Source: Internet

As one of the three acts of reparation performed by the Æsir for Þjazi's death, Skaði was allowed by the Æsir to choose a husband from amongst them, but given the stipulation that she may not see any part of them but their feet when making the selection. Source: Internet

Brosas, whose party-list Gabriela has protected the interest of wartime Filipino “comfort women” in the past, agreed with the agency in that the Japan reparation assets must not be sold. Source: Internet

Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reparandum reparasitization reparate reparational reparationist reparative