revenge

Definitions

1. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
   uncountable, usually
2. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice
3. (with on) to get (one's) revenge. He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all. wreek يَنْتَقِم отмъщавам vingar-se pomstít (se) sich rächen hævne εκδικούμαιvengarse kätte maksma انتقام گرفتن kostaa se venger לִנקוֹם प्रतिशोध लेना osvetiti (se) bosszút áll vkin membalas hefna (sín) vendicarsi 復しゅうする 복수하다 at(si)keršyti atriebt; atriebties membalas dendam wraak nemen op, zich wreken op hevnezemścić się, pomścić غچ اخيستل،كسات اخستل، بدله اخستل vingar-se a (se) răzbuna от...
   with
4. A win by a previous loser
5. A win by a previous loser.
   uncountable, usually
6. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
7. To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge
8. Archaic To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.
   Archaic
9. To take one's revenge (on or upon someone)
10. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation: took revenge on her tormentors.
11. To take vengeance; to revenge itself
12. A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness: He did it out of revenge.
13. An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat: After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.
14. the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance
15. something done as a means of vengeance
16. the desire to take vengeance or retaliate
17. (General Sporting Terms) a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the score

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Examples

“Indifference is the sweetest revenge.”

“When I left my wife, she tried to set⟳ fire to the house in revenge.”

“After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.”

““I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come⟳, let⟳ us have⟳ a game of lansquenet. Either I will take⟳ a farewell fall⟳ out of you or you will have⟳ your sevenfold revenge”.”

“CHAOTICA: Arachnia, death as you know⟳ it has no hold⟳ on me. My defeat⟳ is but a temporary setback. I shall return⟳ to seek⟳ my revenge. JANEWAY: He doesn't give⟳ up, does he? PARIS: They never do. CHAOTICA: Our love⟳ was not meant to be, my Queen. But be warned. You have⟳ not seen the last⟳ of (gurgle) Chaotica.”

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