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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVENGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   The meaning of REVENGE is to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree. How to use revenge in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVENGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to inflict damage, injury, or punishment in return for (an injury, insult, etc.); retaliate for. 2. to take vengeance in behalf of (a person, oneself, etc.); avenge. verb intransitive. 3. Obsolete. to take vengeance. noun.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVENGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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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   Someone seeking revenge is looking to retaliate for a wrong that has been done. Sometimes a word can be used as either a noun or a verb, without changing the spelling. That's the case with revenge.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevenge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREVENGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   something that you do to punish someone who has done something bad to you: He's made life very difficult for me but I'll get/take my revenge. He was shot in revenge for the murder. (Definition of revenge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREVENGE definition in American English - Collins Online...

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   1. to inflict damage, injury, or punishment in return for (an injury, insult, etc.); retaliate for. 2. to take vengeance in behalf of (a person, oneself, etc.); avenge. verb intransitive. 3. Obsolete. to take vengeance. noun.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › revengeRevenge Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    REVENGE meaning: 1 : the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you; 2 : the act of defeating an opponent who has defeated you in the past.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › revenge_nrevenge, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the noun revenge mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun revenge , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.