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   revenge

   /rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands: "other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands" Similar vengeanceretributionretaliationreprisalrequitalrecriminationan eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)tit for tatmeasure for measuregetting evenredresssatisfactionrepaymentpaybacklex talionisrare:ultion
   • ▪ the desire to repay an injury or wrong: "it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge" Similar vengefulnessvindictivenessvitriolvirulencespitespitefulnessmalicemaliciousnessmalevolencemalignancyill willanimosityantipathyenmityhostilityacrimonyvenompoisonhatehatredrancourbitternessliterary:revengefulnessmaleficence
   • ▪ (in sporting contexts) the defeat of a person or team by whom one was beaten in a previous encounter: "Zimbabwe snatched the game 18–16, but the Spanish had their revenge later"

   verb

   • 1. inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself: literary "I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you" Similar take revenge onexact/wreak revenge onget one's revenge onavenge oneself ontake vengeance onget even withsettle a/the score withgetpay backpay outretaliate on/againsttake reprisals againstexact retribution onlet someone see how it feelsgive someone their just desertsgive someone a dose/taste of their own medicinegive as good as one getsgive/return like for likegive tit for tattake an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)informal:give someone their comeuppanceget one's own back onarchaic:recriminaterare:give someone a Roland for an Oliver
   • ▪ inflict revenge on behalf of (someone else): literary "it's a pity he chose that way to revenge his sister"
   • ▪ inflict retribution for (a wrong or injury done to oneself or another): literary "her brother was slain, and she revenged his death" Similar avengetake/exact revenge formake retaliation forretaliate forexact retribution fortake reprisals forget redress forget satisfaction forrequite

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.

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   REVENGE definition: 1. harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else: 2. to harm…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. : a desire for vengeance or retribution. motivated by revenge. 2. : an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even. plotted her revenge. 3. : an opportunity for getting satisfaction. sought revenge through a rematch. Synonyms. Verb. avenge. redress. requite. retaliate. venge [archaic]

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   REVENGE meaning: 1. harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else: 2. to harm…. Learn more.

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   You can take revenge (noun) on someone who hurt you, or you can revenge (verb) the hurt, punishing the person who wronged you. While revenge may be sweet, it usually just leads to more revenge from the other side, and so on.

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   Revenge definition: to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit. See examples of REVENGE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of revenge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance. 2. something done as a means of vengeance. 3. the desire to take vengeance or retaliate.

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   REVENGE definition: something that you do to punish someone who has done something bad to you: . Learn more.

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    Revenge definition: To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).

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    revenge. noun. /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ [countable, uncountable] something that you do in order to make someone suffer because they have made you suffer He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.