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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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   What does revenge mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! REVENGE definition: 1. harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else: 2. to harm…. Learn more.

   REVENGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Is revenge a good thing?

   • Behavioral scientists have observed that instead of quenching hostility, revenge can prolong the unpleasantness of the original offense and that merely bringing harm upon an offender is not enough to satisfy a person’s vengeful spirit.

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   Why do people seek revenge?

   • But their vengefulness is a product of their inability to manage negative emotions, particularly anger. A longitudinal study by John Maltby and others showed that individuals high in neuroticism and who experienced continued anger and hostility were still inclined to seek revenge two-and-a-half years after the original transgression!

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   Can people be wrong about the emotional benefits of revenge?

   • Wilson and Gilbert have often found that people make powerful mistakes when predicting how they will feel about something in the future; with Carlsmith, they asked whether people could be wrong about the expected emotional benefits of revenge as well.

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   Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real [1] or perceived. [2] . Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment . Function in society.

4. 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.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revengeRevenge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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7. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogThe Psychology of Revenge (and Vengeful People)

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   Jul 19, 2017 · As Katrina Schumann and Michael Ross point out, revenge is an action provoked by a wrong, unlike other forms of aggression that require no provocation.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › revengeREVENGE | 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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   Oct 4, 2011 · Behavioral scientists have observed that instead of quenching hostility, revenge can prolong the unpleasantness of the original offense and that merely bringing harm upon an offender is not enough to satisfy a person’s vengeful spirit.

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

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    revenge is the carrying out of a bitter desire to injure another for a wrong done to oneself or to those who are felt to be like oneself: to plot revenge. reprisal, formerly any act of retaliation, is used specifically in warfare for retaliation upon the enemy for its (usually unlawful) actions: to make a raid in reprisal for one by the enemy ...