Gunimbilang (en. Retribution)

/gu.ni.mbi.laŋ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A concept of payment or compensation for wrongdoings or sins.

Retribution is part of the justice process in our society.

Ang gunimbilang ay bahagi ng proseso ng katarungan sa ating lipunan.

The act of seeking compensation from a person who has done wrong.

He did not escape the retribution of his mistakes.

Hindi siya nakaligtas sa gunimbilang ng kanyang mga pagkakamali.

A wrongdoing that leads to punishment or a consequential reaction.

The retribution for his sins is unavoidable.

Ang gunimbilang sa kanyang mga kasalanan ay hindi maiiwasan.

Old Tagalog

retribution of brotherhood

Payment or repayment of debt due to wrongdoing

gunimbilang ng kapatiran

vengeance

An act of seeking compensation or revenge for abuses.

paghihiganti

justice

The idea of doing right or having just judgment.

katarungan

regret after the fact

I just realized how much I wasted the opportunity. I regret it in the end.

Ngayon ko lang naisip na sayang ang pagkakataon. Gunimbilang ako sa huli.

sorrow for what was lost

I regretted losing a friend that I didn't appreciate.

Gunimbilang ako nang mawalan ako ng kaibigan na hindi ko pinahalagahan.

frustration with oneself

I regretted not making the right decision.

Gunimbilang ako nang hindi ko pinasok ang tamang desisyon.