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revenge
revengeto exact punishment for a wrong in a resentful spirit: She was determined to get revenge for the insulting remark. [Avenge and revenge were formerly interchangeable, but now they convey diverse ideas. Avenge means inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial. Revenge is now defined as inflicting pain to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs: He will revenge himself upon the man who libeled him.]
Not to be confused with:avenge – to exact satisfaction for; vindicate: He will avenge his partner’s death.re·venge R0204000 (rĭ-vĕnj′)tr.v. re·venged, re·veng·ing, re·veng·es 1. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).2. Archaic To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.n.1. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation: took revenge on her tormentors.2. A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness: He did it out of revenge.3. a. An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat: After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.b. Something done in retaliation, especially a defeat of a rival who has been victorious.
[Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier : re-, re- + vengier, to take revenge (from Latin vindicāre, to avenge, from vindex, vindic-, avenger; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]
re·veng′er n.revenge (rɪˈvɛndʒ) n1. the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance2. something done as a means of vengeance3. the desire to take vengeance or retaliate4. (General Sporting Terms) a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the scorevb (tr) 5. to inflict equivalent injury or damage for (injury received); retaliate in return for6. to take vengeance for (oneself or another); avenge[C14: from Old French revenger, from Late Latin revindicāre, from re- + vindicāre to vindicate] reˈvengeless adj reˈvenger n reˈvenging adj reˈvengingly advre•venge (rɪˈvɛndʒ)
v. -venged, -veng•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a vindictive spirit: to revenge a murdered brother. 2. to inflict pain or harm for; take vengeance for; avenge: to revenge a son's murder. n. 3. the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance. 4. something done in vengeance. 5. the desire to revenge; vindictiveness. 6. an opportunity to retaliate or gain satisfaction. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, Old French revenger=re- re- + venger to avenge< Latin vindicāre] re•venge′less, adj. re•veng′er, n. re•veng′ing•ly, adv. syn: revenge, reprisal, retribution, vengeance suggest a punishment or injury inflicted in return for one received. revenge is the carrying out of a bitter desire to injure another for a wrong done to oneself or to those who are close to oneself: to plot revenge for a friend's betrayal. reprisal is used specifically in the context of warfare; it means retaliation against an enemy: The guerrillas expected reprisals for the raid. retribution usu. suggests deserved punishment for some evil done: a just retribution for wickedness. vengeance is usu. vindictive, furious revenge: He swore vengeance against his enemies. revenge, justice - Revenge is personal and justice is societal.See also related terms for justice.Revenge See Also: BITTERNESS - 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
- 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
- Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you —Austin O’Malley
revenge
Past participle: revenged
Gerund: revenging
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| I revenge | | you revenge | | he/she/it revenges | | we revenge | | you revenge | | they revenge |
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| I revenged | | you revenged | | he/she/it revenged | | we revenged | | you revenged | | they revenged |
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| I am revenging | | you are revenging | | he/she/it is revenging | | we are revenging | | you are revenging | | they are revenging |
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| I have revenged | | you have revenged | | he/she/it has revenged | | we have revenged | | you have revenged | | they have revenged |
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| I was revenging | | you were revenging | | he/she/it was revenging | | we were revenging | | you were revenging | | they were revenging |
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| I had revenged | | you had revenged | | he/she/it had revenged | | we had revenged | | you had revenged | | they had revenged |
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| I will revenge | | you will revenge | | he/she/it will revenge | | we will revenge | | you will revenge | | they will revenge |
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| I will have revenged | | you will have revenged | | he/she/it will have revenged | | we will have revenged | | you will have revenged | | they will have revenged |
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| I will be revenging | | you will be revenging | | he/she/it will be revenging | | we will be revenging | | you will be revenging | | they will be revenging |
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| I have been revenging | | you have been revenging | | he/she/it has been revenging | | we have been revenging | | you have been revenging | | they have been revenging |
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| I will have been revenging | | you will have been revenging | | he/she/it will have been revenging | | we will have been revenging | | you will have been revenging | | they will have been revenging |
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| I had been revenging | | you had been revenging | | he/she/it had been revenging | | we had been revenging | | you had been revenging | | they had been revenging |
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| I would revenge | | you would revenge | | he/she/it would revenge | | we would revenge | | you would revenge | | they would revenge |
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| I would have revenged | | you would have revenged | | he/she/it would have revenged | | we would have revenged | | you would have revenged | | they would have revenged |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offenseretaliationgetting 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, retaliateget 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" |
revengenoun1. retaliation, satisfaction, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, vindictiveness, an eye for an eye, requital in revenge for the murder of her loververb1. 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"revengenoun1. The act of retaliating:counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, reciprocation, reprisal, requital, retaliation, retribution, tit for tat, vengeance.Idioms: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like , measure for measure .2. The quality or condition of being vindictive:spite, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness.Translationsrevenge (rəˈvendʒ) noun1. 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. 報復 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. 報復心理 复仇心理 verb (with on) to get (one's) revenge. He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all. 報仇 报仇
revenge
seek revenge (against/on someone or something)To attempt or intend to retaliate (against someone else) for a wrong done to oneself. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I sought revenge on her by starting a nasty rumor about her relationship with one of our teachers. I see the growth of this extremist movement as largely being citizens seeking revenge against the established government, which they feel has betrayed or abandoned them. Seeking revenge will never give you a sense of peace or closure—you'll remain just as angry as before, and it will bring suffering to someone else along with you.See also: on, revenge, seek, someonetake revenge (against/on someone or something)To retaliate (against someone else) for a wrong done to oneself; to seek or exact revenge (against someone). Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I took revenge on her by starting a nasty rumor about her relationship with one of our teachers. I see the growth of this extremist movement as largely being citizens taking revenge against the established government, which they feel has betrayed or abandoned them. Taking revenge will never give you a sense of peace or closure—you'll remain just as angry as before, and it will bring suffering to someone else along with you.See also: on, revenge, someone, takerevenge (oneself) (up)on (someone or something)To retaliate against another for a wrong done to oneself; to seek or exact revenge against someone. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I revenged myself on her by starting a nasty rumor about her relationship with one of our teachers. I see the growth of this extremist movement as largely being citizens revenging themselves upon the established government, which they feel has betrayed or abandoned them.See also: revengeRevenge is a dish best eaten cold.Revenge that takes place far in the future, after the offending party has forgotten how they wronged someone, is much more satisfying. I never forgot the way he bullied and humiliated me in high school, but I chose to bide my time. Ten years later, my global corporation bought his family's puny company and exploited it for everything it was worth, leaving him penniless. It's true what they say—revenge is a dish best eaten cold.See also: dish, eaten, revengeRevenge is a dish best served cold.Revenge that takes place far in the future, after the offending party has forgotten how they wronged someone, is much more satisfying. I never forgot the way he bullied and humiliated me in high school, but I chose to bide my time. Ten years later, my global corporation bought his family's puny company exploited it for everything it was worth, leaving him penniless. It's true what they say—revenge is a dish best served cold.See also: dish, revenge, serveMontezuma's revengeslang Diarrhea, especially that which is contracted from food poisoning. Usually refers to tourists traveling in Mexico (Montezuma II was the emperor of Mexico in the beginning of the 1500s) who lack immunity to bacteria that can be transferred via food and local drinking water. The best way to avoid Montezuma's revenge is to drink bottled water.See also: revengerevenge is sweetRevenge is a potent source of satisfaction and pleasure. John had been bullying and humiliating us for the entire year, so a group of about 20 or so kids got together to peg him with dozens of rotten eggs at the senior prom. Revenge is sweet. Revenge was sweet for the team on Saturday, as they defeated their cross-town rivals for the first time in 10 years. He tormented me for being such a bookworm throughout high school. Now, I run a multi-billion-dollar company while he flips burgers at a fast food restaurant. Revenge is sweet, sometimes.See also: revenge, sweetRevenge is a dish best served cold.Prov. It is very satisfying to get revenge a long time after the event for which you want revenge. I don't mind waiting to get revenge on Greg; I'll wait ten years if I have to. Revenge is a dish best served cold.See also: cold, dish, revenge, serveRevenge is sweet.Prov. It is very pleasurable to revenge yourself on someone. Jill: Remember when Tom left me for another woman? Well, she just left him, and he asked me out on a date. I told him I had better things to do. Jane: Revenge is sweet, huh?See also: revenge, sweetrevenge oneself (up)on someone or somethingto retaliate against someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) There is no need for you to revenge yourself upon Walter. It was an accident. She did not know how she would revenge herself on Joe, but she knew she would.See also: on, revengeseek revenge(against someone) Go to take revenge (against someone).See also: revenge, seektake revenge (against someone) and seek revenge (against someone); get revenge against someone; take revenge (on someone) (for something)to get even with someone. Linda planned to take revenge against Ellen. I intend to take revenge on Paul for what he did. I will not seek revenge.See also: revenge, takerevenge is a dish best served (or eaten) cold vengeance is often more satisfying if it is not exacted immediately. proverbSee also: cold, dish, revenge, serveMontezuma’s revenge (mɑntəˈzuməz rɪˈvɛndʒ) n. diarrhea; tourist diarrhea. (Refers to tourists in Mexico.) I had a little touch of Montezuma’s revenge the second day, but other than that we had a wonderful time. See also: revengeMontezuma's revengeTraveler’s diarrhea, contracted by travelers in Mexico but elsewhere as well. The expression alludes to Montezuma, the last Aztec emperor. and dates from the mid-1900s. Tennessee Williams used it in The Night of the Iguana, as have many other writers. Another name for the condition is Aztec two-step, but that has not become widespread.See also: revengerevenge is sweetRetaliation is wonderfully satisfying. Occasionally put as vengeance is sweet, this observation was made by the ancients, from Homer in the Iliad to Juvenal in his Satires. In English it was voiced by Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and countless others. Here is a misogynist version by Byron (Don Juan, 1819–24): “Sweet is revenge—especially to women.”See also: revenge, sweetrevenge
revenge a retaliatory or retributive social act. For French thinker Rene GIRARD the concept of revenge is central to the problem of violence. Focusing on the idea of the blood feud, he shows how the mechanics of vengeance are contained within the effects of MIMETIC DESIRE. After one actor commits a violent act, mimetic desire ensures that the second actor's response reflects the severity of the original action. As such, violence becomes a self-sustaining effect; a vicious circle Girard calls the skandalon or Satan. Girard's analysis of biblical scripture illustrates this critique of revenge. He argues against the vengeful Old Testament deity Yahweh, and the advice of ‘an eye for an eye’ and for the New Testament God of peace and forgiveness. For Girard, the importance of the New Testament God lay in the sacrificial offering of Christ. He argues that Christ represents the absolute scapegoat, the figure whose purity reminds the world of the evil nature of circular violence and revenge. See also ORDER/DISORDERrevenge
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revenge
Synonyms for revengenoun retaliationSynonyms- retaliation
- satisfaction
- vengeance
- reprisal
- retribution
- vindictiveness
- an eye for an eye
- requital
verb avengeSynonyms- avenge
- repay
- vindicate
- pay (someone) back
- take revenge for
- requite
- even the score for
- get your own back for
- make reprisal for
- take an eye for an eye for
Synonyms for revengenoun the act of retaliatingSynonyms- counteraction
- counterattack
- counterblow
- reciprocation
- reprisal
- requital
- retaliation
- retribution
- tit for tat
- vengeance
noun the quality or condition of being vindictiveSynonyms- spite
- spitefulness
- vengefulness
- vindictiveness
Synonyms for revengenoun action taken in return for an injury or offenseSynonymsRelated Words- getting even
- paying back
- return
- vengeance
- payback
- retribution
- reprisal
verb take revenge for a perceived wrongSynonymsRelated Words- get back
- get even
- penalise
- penalize
- punish
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