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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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   verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈvendʒ / us / rɪˈvendʒ / 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.

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   verb (used with object) , re·venged, re·veng·ing. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. to take vengeance for; inflict punishment for; avenge: He revenged his brother's murder.

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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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   You can take revenge (noun) on someone who hurt you, or you can revenge (verb) the hurt, punishing the person who wronged you. While revenge may be sweet, it usually just leads to more revenge from the other side, and so on.

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

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   1. to inflict damage, injury, or punishment in return for (an injury, insult, etc.); retaliate for. 2. to take vengeance in behalf of (a person, oneself, etc.); avenge. verb intransitive. 3. Obsolete. to take vengeance. noun.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevenge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /rɪˈvendʒ/ [uncountable] something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer. revenge for something She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys. in revenge for something The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.