contrapasso

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from contra (“counter”) and passo (“step, pace”). === Noun === contrapasso (uncountable) The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth. === See also === poetic justice == Italian == === Noun === contrapasso m (plural contrapassi) alternative form of contrappasso