Reparation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpɐɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpɐɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpɐɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpɐɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

an act for which there is no reparation
Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I
how can I make amends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amends repair mend fix mending fixing fixture

Parts of Speech

noun	compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury “an act for which there is no reparation”
noun	(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors “Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I”
noun	the act of putting something in working order again
noun	something done or paid in expiation of a wrong “how can I make amends”

Word Forms

repair	verb	make amends for; pay compensation for
fix	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
mend	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wiedergutmachung

Entschädigung (gegeben oder erhalten) für eine Beleidigung oder Verletzung

🇫🇷French

réparation

compensation (donnée ou reçue) pour une insulte ou une blessure

🇪🇸Spanish

reparación

compensación (dada o recibida) por un insulto o lesión

🇮🇹Italian

risarcimento

risarcimento (dato o ricevuto) per un insulto o una ferita

🇳🇱Dutch

herstel

compensatie (gegeven of ontvangen) voor een belediging of letsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

reparação

compensação (dada ou recebida) por um insulto ou lesão

🇷🇺Russian

возмещение

компенсация (выданная или полученная) за оскорбление или травму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुआवज़ा

अपमान या चोट के लिए मुआवज़ा (दिया या प्राप्त)।

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতিপূরণ

অপমান বা আঘাতের জন্য ক্ষতিপূরণ (প্রদত্ত বা প্রাপ্ত)

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிகாரம்

ஒரு அவமதிப்பு அல்லது காயத்திற்கு இழப்பீடு (கொடுக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது பெறப்பட்ட).

🇮🇳Telugu

నష్టపరిహారం

అవమానం లేదా గాయం కోసం పరిహారం (ఇచ్చిన లేదా స్వీకరించబడింది).

🇮🇳Marathi

भरपाई

अपमान किंवा दुखापतीसाठी भरपाई (दिलेली किंवा प्राप्त).

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

અપમાન અથવા ઈજા માટે વળતર (આપવામાં અથવા પ્રાપ્ત).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಹಾರ

ಅವಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ (ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം

ഒരു അപമാനത്തിനോ പരിക്കിനോ ഉള്ള നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം (നൽകിയതോ സ്വീകരിച്ചതോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਲਈ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ (ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تلافی

توہین یا چوٹ کا معاوضہ (دیا یا وصول کیا گیا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赔偿

侮辱或伤害的补偿（给予或接受）

🇯🇵Japanese

賠償

侮辱または傷害に対する（与えられたまたは受け取られた）補償

🇰🇷Korean

배상

모욕이나 부상에 대한 보상(제공 또는 수령)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đền bù

bồi thường (cho hoặc nhận) cho một sự xúc phạm hoặc thương tích

🇹🇭Thai

การชดใช้

ค่าชดเชย (ให้หรือได้รับ) สำหรับการดูถูกหรือการบาดเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbaikan

kompensasi (diberikan atau diterima) atas penghinaan atau cedera

🇵🇭Filipino

reparasyon

kabayaran (ibinigay o natanggap) para sa isang insulto o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

pembaikan

pampasan (diberi atau diterima) untuk penghinaan atau kecederaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجبر

التعويض (المعطى أو المستلم) عن الإهانة أو الإصابة

🇮🇷Persian

جبران خسارت

غرامت (داده یا دریافت شده) برای توهین یا جراحت

🇹🇷Turkish

tazminat

hakaret veya yaralanma nedeniyle tazminat (verilen veya alınan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיצוי

פיצוי (ניתן או התקבל) בגין עלבון או פציעה

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The primary meaning of 'reparation' is 'compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury'.

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'reparation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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