revenge
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.
to take revenge.
the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance.
something done in vengeance.
the desire to retaliate; vindictiveness.
an opportunity to retaliate or gain satisfaction.
Origin of revenge
1synonym study For revenge
Other words for revenge
Other words from revenge
- 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
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How to use revenge in a sentence
These individuals could not fight back in real life, so they’d later use their computers to get a fictional revenge.
How Indiana Jones, Rambo, and others ended up in 1980s Czechoslovak text-adventures | Ars Staff | October 23, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThey weren’t looking for revenge, said Chandler Pappas, who was standing just behind his friend Danielson when Reinoehl shot him.
New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect | by Bryan Denson for ProPublica and Conrad Wilson, Oregon Public Broadcasting | October 13, 2020 | ProPublicaWe can easily see how the desire for vengeance may motivate someone to believe that revenge is morally appropriate, or the desire for wealth may motivate someone to believe that inequalities are justified, whether or not these moral claims are true.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Philip Goff | September 9, 2020 | NautilusIt’s a story of a woman who decides she has, at last, had enough of the abusive, stifling, cruel men she must live with — her domineering father-in-law and dissipated husband — and takes her revenge.
In a fit of rage and revenge, his father Izanagi proceeded to lop off Kagutsuchi’s head – and the spilled blood led to the creation of even more kami, including martial thunder gods, mountain gods, and even a dragon god.
12 Major Japanese Gods and Goddesses You Should Know About | Dattatreya Mandal | May 6, 2020 | Realm of History
In their past calls for attacks on Western targets, AQAP has focused on putting bombs on planes, not revenge attacks.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOnly one other Star Wars film has earned a PG-13 rating, the 2005 prequel Star Wars Episode III: revenge of the Sith.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf they really wanted to get revenge they should have gone to Staten Island and found the cops that killed Eric Garner.
Bloodthirsty calls for revenge have filled Facebook and Twitter.
Two Days After School Attack, Pakistan Court Lets Terrorists Walk Free | Chris Allbritton | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo hurt them at their safe haven and homes—such an attack is perfect revenge.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America | Sami Yousafzai | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll immediate danger having now been dispelled, the Spaniards solaced themselves with the sweets of revenge.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanGourges fitted out three vessels and 150 soldiers at his own expense to revenge their death, and repair the honor of his nation.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellEvery word she breathed, every anathema she denounced, seemed urged by the quick revenge of Duke Wharton!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHumanity must bench with justice; or punishment itself becomes crime, and degenerates into revenge.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut it should not be by embracing revenge through the treasons, whose arms were extended to receive and to avenge him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for revenge
/ (rɪˈvɛndʒ) /
the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance
something done as a means of vengeance
the desire to take vengeance or retaliate
a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the score
to inflict equivalent injury or damage for (injury received); retaliate in return for
to take vengeance for (oneself or another); avenge
Origin of revenge
1Derived forms of revenge
- revengeless, adjective
- revenger, noun
- revenging, adjective
- revengingly, adverb
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