vengeance
/ˈvɛn(d)ʒ(ə)ns
/noun [mass noun]
Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong: voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians...
- So in the end it sort of has a happy ending, in that you get to see Grace exact vengeance.
- If they fail, the electorate in due course exacts its vengeance by throwing them out.
- I have no qualms with the premise of a pimp exacting vengeance from beyond the grave.
Synonyms
revenge, avengement, retribution, retributive justice, retaliation, requital, reprisal;
counterstroke, comeback, nemesis, satisfaction, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), tit for tat, measure for measure, blow for blow;
Latin quid pro quo, lex talionis
informal comeuppance, a taste of one's own medicine
rare ultion, a Roland for an Oliver
Phrases
with a vengeance
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from venger, vengier 'avenge', from Latin vindicare 'vindicate'.