revenge

re·venge  (r-vnj)

tr.v. re·venged, re·veng·ing, re·veng·es

1. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).

2. To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.

n.

1. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation.

2. Something done in vengeance; a retaliatory measure.

3. A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness.

4. An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat.

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[Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier : re-, re- + vengier, to take revenge (from Latin vindicre, to avenge, from vindex, vindic-, avenger; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]

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re·venger n.

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revenge

Noun

1. vengeance for wrongs or injury received

2. something done as a means of vengeance

Verb

[-venging, -venged]

1. to inflict equivalent injury or damage for (injury received)

2. to take vengeance for (oneself or another) [Old French revenger]

revengeful adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense retaliation getting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" vengeance, payback, retribution - the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Verb	1.	revenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" avenge, retaliate get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

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revenge

noun 1. retaliation, satisfaction, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, vindictiveness, an eye for an eye, requital

verb 2. avenge, repay, vindicate, pay (someone) back, take revenge for, requite, even the score for, get your own back for (informal) make reprisal for, take an eye for an eye for

Translations

revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ] n → venganza;

(in sport) → revancha;

to take revenge on → vengarse de;

to get one's revenge (for sth) → vengarse (de algo)

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revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ] n → vengeance f;

(in game etc) → revanche f

vt → venger;

to take revenge (on) → se venger (sur)

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revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ] n (for insult etc) → Rache f

vt → rächen;

to get one's revenge (for sth) → seine Rache (für etw) bekommen;

to revenge o.s. or take one's revenge (on sb) → sich (an jdm) rächen

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revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ] n → vendetta;

(in game etc) → rivincita

vt → vendicare;

to take revenge → vendicarsi;

to get one's revenge (for sth) → vendicarsi (di qc)

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revenge

n revenge [rəˈvendʒ]

1 harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else) The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory. wraak إنْتِقام، ثأْر отмъщение pomsta hævn die Rache εκδίκηση venganza kättemaks انتقام؛ خونخواهی kosto vengeance נֶקָמָה प्रतिशोध osveta, odmazda megtorlás pembalasan hefnd vendetta 復しゅう 보복, 앙갚음 kerštas atriebība membalas kejahatan wraak hevn zemsta vingança răz­bunare месть pomsta maščevanje osveta hämnd การแก้แค้น intikam 報復 помста, відплата انتقام sự trả thù 报复

2 the desire to do such harm The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed. wraaksug رَغْبَةُ الإنْتِقام отмъстителност pomsta hævntørst die Rachsucht δίψα για εκδίκηση venganza kättemaksuhimu کینه توزی kostoksi vengeance; se venger de pour רָצוֹן לִנקָמָה प्रतिकार, प्रतिहिंसा, बदला, बदले की भावना, प्रतिशोध želja za osvetom bosszú(állás) keinginan membalas hefnd vendetta 復しゅう心 복수심, 원한 kerštas atriebība[] keinginan untuk merosakkan wraak hevnlyst zemsta vingança (din) răz­bu­nare; pentru a se răzbuna жажда мести pomsta, odplata, odveta maščevanje osveta hämndlystnad ความพยาบาท intikam arzusu 復仇心理 помста جزبۂ انتقام mối thù hằn 复仇心理

v

(withon) to get (one's) revenge He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all. wreek يَنْتَقِم отмъщавам pomstít (se) hævne sich rächen εκδικούμαι vengarse (de) kätte maksma انتقام گرفتن kostaa se venger (de) לִנקוֹם प्रतिशोध लेना osvetiti (se) bosszút áll vkin membalas hefna (sín) vendicarsi (di) 復しゅうする ...의 복수를 하다, ...의 원수를 갚아 주다 at(si)keršyti atriebt; atriebties membalas dendam wraak nemen op, zich wreken op hevne (seg) zemścić się, pomścić vingar-se a (se) răzbuna отомстить pomstiť sa maščevati se osvetiti se hämnas på แก้แค้น intikamını almak 報仇 мстити انتقام لینا trả thù 报仇