revenge
noun [U] /rɪˈvendʒ/Definition
B2 harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else: She took/got/exacted (her) revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his car. He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last week.Revenge and vengefulness
(Definition of revenge noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge verb
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- fix verb (PUNISH)
- get even with sb idiom
- get sb back phrasal verb
- have half a mind/a good mind to do sth idiom
- hit back phrasal verb
- pay sb back phrasal verb
- reprisal noun
- retaliate verb
- revenge verb
- revengeful adjective
- settle an (old) score idiom
- settle an account idiom
- strike back phrasal verb
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance noun
- vengeful adjective
- vindictive adjective
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Revenge and vengefulness
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