# reprisal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/ · frequency rank #34,261

## Definitions
1. An act of retaliation.
2. Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
3. The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman reprisaille (French représaille), from Old Italian ripresaglia (Italian rappresaglia), from ripreso, past participle of riprendere (“to take back”), from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend).

## Easily confused with
- **reprise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reprisal-vs-reprise)
- **retrial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reprisal-vs-retrial)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erprisal`, `repirsal`, `repprisal`, `repriasl`, `reprisall`, `reprisla`, `reprissal`, `reprrisal`, `reprsial`, `rerpisal`, `rperisal`, `rreprisal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reprisal