atonement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
compensation for a wrong
we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
Types & categories
- restitution hypernym
Related & opposite
- atone derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Types & categories
- redemption hypernym
- amends hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | atone |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | restitution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | repent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | atone |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | redemption |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | amends |