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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 [rɪˈvɛndʒ]

n

1. the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance

2. something done as a means of vengeance

3. the desire to take vengeance or retaliate

4. (General Sporting Terms) a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the score

vb (tr)

1. to inflict equivalent injury or damage for (injury received); retaliate in return for

2. to take vengeance for (oneself or another); avenge

[from Old French revenger, from Late Latin revindicāre, from re- + vindicāre to vindicate]

revengeless  adj

revenger  n

revenging  adj

revengingly  adv

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Revenge 

See Also: BITTERNESS

1. Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out —Francis Bacon
2. Revenge is like a boomerang. Although for a time it flies in the direction in which it is hurled, it takes a sudden curve, and, returning, hits your own head the heaviest blow of all —John M. Mason
3. Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you —Austin O’Malley

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revenge, justice - Revenge is personal and justice is societal.

See also related terms for justice.

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

retaliation, satisfaction, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, vindictiveness, an eye for an eye, requital in revenge for the murder of her lover

verb

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 The relatives wanted to revenge the dead man's murder.

Quotations
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" Bible: Exodus
"Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out" [Francis Bacon Essays]
"Sweet is revenge - especially to women" [Lord Byron Don Juan]

Proverbs
"Revenge is a dish best served cold"
"Don't get mad, get even"
"Revenge is sweet"

Translations

revenge [rɪˈvendʒ]

A. N → venganza f
in revenge → para vengarse (for de) to get one's revenge (for sth) → vengarse(de algo)
to take revenge on sb for sth → vengarse de algn por algo

B. VT → vengar, vengarse de
to revenge o.s. on sb; be revenged on sb → vengarse de or en algn

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revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ]

n

(= vengeance) → vengeance f
They were eager for revenge → Ils avaient soif de vengeance.
to get one's revenge → prendre sa revanche
to get one's revenge for sth → se venger de qch
to take one's revenge → se venger
to take revenge on sb → se venger de qn
They planned to take revenge on him → Ils voulaient se venger de lui.
in revenge → par vengeance
in revenge for sth → en représailles de qch

(SPORT) → revanche f

modif [attack, killing] → en représailles

vt → venger
to revenge o.s. on sb → se venger de qn

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revenge

n → Rache f; (Sport) → Revanche f; to take revenge on somebody (for something) → sich an jdm (für etw) rächen; (Mil etc) → an jdm (für etw) Vergeltung üben; to get one’s revenge → sich rächen, seine Rache bekommen; (Sport) → sich revanchieren; out of revenge → aus Rache; in revenge for → als Rache für; revenge is sweet → Rache ist süß

vt insult, murder, sb → rächen; to revenge oneself or to be revenged (for something) → sich (für etw) rächen; to revenge oneself on somebody (for something) → sich (für etw) an jdm rächen

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revenge [rɪˈvɛndʒ]

1. n → vendetta; (in game) → rivincita
to get one's revenge (for sth) → vendicarsi (di qc)
to take revenge on sb (for sth) → vendicarsi su qn (per qc)

2. vt → vendicare
to be revenged (on sb) → prendersi la vendetta (su qn)
to revenge o.s. (on sb) → vendicarsi (su qn)

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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 복수 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 kostonhimo vengeance; pour se venger de רָצוֹן לִנקָמָה प्रतिकार, प्रतिहिंसा, बदला, बदले की भावना, प्रतिशोध želja za osvetom bosszú(állás) keinginan membalas hefnd vendetta 復しゅう心 복수심 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 報復心理 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 복수하다 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

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revenge → انتقام pomsta hævn Rache εκδίκηση venganza kosto vengeance osveta vendetta 復讐 복수 wraak hevn zemsta vingança месть hämnd การแก้เแค้น intikam sự trả thù 复仇