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   Re·venge

   /rəˈvenj/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone 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 inflict retribution: "it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge" Similar vengefulnessvindictivenessvitriolvirulencespitespitefulnessmalicemaliciousnessmalevolencemalignancyill willanimosityantipathyenmityhostilityacrimonyvenompoisonhatehatredrancorbitternessliterary:revengefulnessmaleficence
   • ▪ (in sports) the defeat of a person or team by whom one was beaten in a previous encounter: "the Yankees wanted to get their revenge for losing to the Dodgers in the 1955 Series"

   verb

   • 1. inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to (someone else): literary "it's a pity he chose that way to revenge his sister"
   • ▪ inflict hurt or harm on someone for (an injury or wrong 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
   • ▪ 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

   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   Definitions of revenge. noun. action taken in return for an injury or offense. synonyms: retaliation, revanche. see more. verb. take revenge for a perceived wrong. synonyms: avenge, retaliate. see more.

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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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   noun. 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. 4. a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the score.