[ven-juh
ns] 
| 1. | infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance? |
| 2. | an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance. |
| 3. | the desire for revenge: a man full of vengeance. |
| 4. | Obsolete. hurt; injury. |
| 5. | Obsolete. curse; imprecation. |
| 6. | with a vengeance,
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| ven·geance (věn'jəns) n. Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution. [Middle English, from Old French, from vengier, to avenge, from Latin vindicāre; see vindicate.] |
with a vengeance
With great violence or energy; also, to an extreme degree. For example, The cottage was filthy and Ruth began cleaning with a vengeance, or December has turned cold with a vengeance. This expression was first recorded in 1533. Also see with a will.