revenge (Meaning)
revenge (n)
action taken in return for an injury or offense
revenge (v)
take revenge for a perceived wrong
revenge (v. t.)
To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.
To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.
revenge (v. i.)
To take vengeance; -- with
revenge (n.)
The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil.
The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.
Synonyms & Antonyms of revenge
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- counterattack
- compensation
- reparation(s)
- requital
- redress
- penalty
- chastisement
- wrath
- correction
- counter
- restitution
- amends
- indemnity
- counteroffensive
- castigation
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
revenge Sentence Examples
- John swore revenge after his beloved was cruelly murdered.
- The vengeful spirit haunted the house, seeking retribution for a past wrong.
- The child's act of revenge was both petty and cruel.
- The politician was driven by a thirst for revenge against those who had wronged him.
- The revenge plot unfolded with deadly precision, leaving no one unscathed.
- The broken-hearted lover plotted revenge against their former partner.
- The betrayed warrior exacted revenge on his enemies with brutal force.
- The vengeful mother sought retribution for the kidnapping of her child.
- The vengeful ghost returned to haunt the perpetrators of their own demise.
- The cold-blooded killer took revenge on the one who had escaped justice.
FAQs About the word revenge
action taken in return for an injury or offense, take revenge for a perceived wrongTo inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfact
vengeance,retaliation, retribution, reprisal, payback,punishment, counterattack,compensation, reparation(s), requital
leniency, leniency,mercy, grace, grace, forgiveness, forgiveness, clemency, clemency, mercy
John swore revenge after his beloved was cruelly murdered.
The vengeful spirit haunted the house, seeking retribution for a past wrong.
The child's act of revenge was both petty and cruel.
The politician was driven by a thirst for revenge against those who had wronged him.
