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Cataplexis
Noun
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
Noun
A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.
Synonyms
counteraction
counterpunishment
catapulta
argumentum ad baculum
retaliation
requital
indignatio
lex talionis
reprisal
retribution
karet
curse
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