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Revenge
rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ
Revenge definitions
noun
revenge
- the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands
"other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands"
vengeance retribution retaliation reprisal requital recrimination an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) tit for tat measure for measure getting even redress satisfaction repayment payback- the desire to repay an injury or wrong
"it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge"
- (in sporting contexts) the defeat of a person or team by whom one was beaten in a previous encounter
"Zimbabwe snatched the game 18–16, but the Spanish had their revenge later"
verb
revenge
revenged
revenges
revenging
- inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself
"I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you"
take revenge on exact/wreak revenge on get one's revenge on avenge oneself on take vengeance on get even with settle a/the score with get pay back pay out retaliate on/against take reprisals against exact retribution on let someone see how it feels give someone their just deserts give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine give as good as one gets- inflict revenge on behalf of (someone else)
"it's a pity he chose that way to revenge his sister"
- inflict retribution for (a wrong or injury done to oneself or another)
"her brother was slain, and she revenged his death"