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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 .
to harm someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to you: to revenge a death / defeat / injustice. The red team revenged them selves on the blue team by winning the semifinal. Synonym. avenge formal. Compare. retaliate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
to harm someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to you: to revenge a death / defeat / injustice. The red team revenged them selves on the blue team by winning the semifinal. Synonym. avenge formal. Compare. retaliate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of revenge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ U ] uk / rɪˈvendʒ / us. Add to word list. B2. 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)
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. Pronunciation. US. /rəˈvɛndʒ/ UK. /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Revenge."
