revenge vs retribution

revenge and retribution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
revenge	Yes	No	Yes	No
retribution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retribution is a hyponym of revenge; that is, retribution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revenge:

revenge: action taken in return for an injury or offense
retribution: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

Other hyponyms of revenge include payback, vengeance, reprisal.

revenge (noun)	retribution (noun)
action taken in return for an injury or offense	the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
	the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
	a justly deserved penalty

revenge (verb)	retribution (verb)
take revenge for a perceived wrong