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2 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you. He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder. [ + on] She cried aloud to the gods for vengeance for the loss of her daughter. Synonyms: revenge, retaliation, reprisal, retribution More Synonyms of vengeance. 2.
(informal) to a greater degree than is expected or usual. She set to work with a vengeance. After two days the infection came back with a vengeance. After a poor season last year, he’s back with a vengeance. See vengeance in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: vengeance.
Definitions of vengeance. noun. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. “ Vengeance is mine” “"For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield” “he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him”