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Vengeance is a desire for revenge—retaliation against or punishment of someone for some kind of harm that they caused or wrongdoing that they did (whether real or perceived). It can also be used as an even more intense synonym for revenge.
the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the wish for such punishment to happen: The story features a woman who is evicted from her home and is seeking vengeance. As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Vengeance is a downward spiral of pain and betrayal, one person hurting another, who hurts another, and so on. You might demand vengeance if your brother throws your favorite jeans into a tree, and your brother might feel the same way after you spit gum in his hair.
noun. /ˈvendʒəns/. /ˈvendʒəns/. [uncountable] (formal) Idioms. the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends synonym revenge. a desire for vengeance. vengeance on/upon somebody to take vengeance on somebody.
5 days ago · Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you.
the act of doing something bad to someone who has done something bad to you, or the feeling of wanting to do this: an act of vengeance. with a vengeance. If something happens with a vengeance, it happens a lot or in a very strong way: The disease swept across the country with a vengeance.
3 days ago · Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you. He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder. Synonyms: revenge , retaliation , reprisal , retribution More Synonyms of vengeance
