Hyphenation of retribution

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retribution? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ret-ri-bu-tion

Definitions of retribution:

1.	A justly deserved penalty
2.	The act of correcting for your wrongdoing
3.	The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life Vengeance is mine I will repay
4.	Saith the Lord--Romans 12:19 For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge--James Garfield He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him The swiftness of divine retribution

Synonyms of retribution:

noun	requital, penalty
noun	correction, rectification
noun	vengeance, payback, retaliation, revenge

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