revenge
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verb (used with object)
1.
to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
2.
to take vengeance for; inflict punishment for; avenge: He revenged his brother's murder.
verb (used without object)
3.
to take revenge.
noun
4.
the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance.
5.
something done in vengeance.
6.
the desire to revenge; vindictiveness.
7.
an opportunity to retaliate or gain satisfaction.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English revengen (v.) < Middle French, Old French revenger, equivalent to re- re- + venger to avenge < Latin vindicāre; see vindicate
1350–1400; Middle English revengen (v.) < Middle French, Old French revenger, equivalent to re- re- + venger to avenge < Latin vindicāre; see vindicate
Related forms
re·venge·less, adjective
re·veng·er, noun
re·veng·ing·ly, adverb
non·re·venge, noun
non·re·veng·er, noun
pre·re·venge, noun, verb (used with object), pre·re·venged, pre·re·veng·ing.
un·re·venged, adjective
un·re·veng·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. See avenge. 4. requital. Revenge, reprisal, retribution, vengeance suggest a punishment, or injury inflicted in return for one received. Revenge is the carrying out of a bitter desire to injure another for a wrong done to oneself or to those who are felt to be like oneself: to plot revenge. Reprisal formerly any act of retaliation, is used specifically in warfare for retaliation upon the enemy for its (usually unlawful) actions: to make a raid in reprisal for one by the enemy. Retribution suggests just or deserved punishment, often without personal motives, for some evil done: a just retribution for wickedness. Vengeance is usually wrathful, vindictive, furious revenge: implacable vengeance.
1. See avenge. 4. requital. Revenge, reprisal, retribution, vengeance suggest a punishment, or injury inflicted in return for one received. Revenge is the carrying out of a bitter desire to injure another for a wrong done to oneself or to those who are felt to be like oneself: to plot revenge. Reprisal formerly any act of retaliation, is used specifically in warfare for retaliation upon the enemy for its (usually unlawful) actions: to make a raid in reprisal for one by the enemy. Retribution suggests just or deserved punishment, often without personal motives, for some evil done: a just retribution for wickedness. Vengeance is usually wrathful, vindictive, furious revenge: implacable vengeance.
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revenge (rɪˈvɛndʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to inflict equivalent injury or damage for (injury received); retaliate in return for |
| 6. | to take vengeance for (oneself or another); avenge |
| [C14: from Old French revenger, from Late Latin revindicāre, from | |
| re'vengeless | |
| —adj | |
| re'venger | |
| —n | |
| re'venging | |
| —adj | |
| re'vengingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
revenge
late 14c., from O.Fr. revengier, from re-, intensive prefix, + vengier "take revenge," from L. vindicare "to lay claim to, avenge, punish" (see vindicate).
To avenge is to get revenge or to take vengeance; it suggests the administration of just punishment for a criminal or immoral act. Revenge seems to stress the idea of retaliation a bit more strongly and implies real hatred as its motivation. ["The Columbia Guide to Standard American English," 1993]The noun is first recorded 1540s.
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Example sentences
It has a reputation for clannishness and a strict code of honor, which requires that revenge be exacted for a wrong.
No matter what was going to happen, there still would be revenge.
His revenge, he supposed, but he hadn't meant it that way.
The instruction carried a whiff of revenge: this is what you wanted.
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