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noun

Definition of revengenext
as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud

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revenge

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verb

ri-ˈvenj How to pronounce revenge (audio)
as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother

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The project explores themes of guilt, parenting, class division and the cycle of revenge. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025 Rick’s revenge fantasy might be more of a death drive, a desire to finally end his misery at the barrel of a stranger’s gun. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 As Frank speaks, Rick is aching to satisfy his desire for revenge in what Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) correctly identifies as a ridiculous, Princess Bride-style plot to kill the man who killed his father. — Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025 To find out more about the revenge quitting trend, Newsweek spoke with Keri Mesropov the founder of Spring Talent Development, and Dr. Julie Lee, a psychologist and the copresident of the Harvard Alumni for Mental Health. — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revenge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
  1. avenge
  2. retribution
  3. vengeance
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  • The Huskies beat Marquette for a second time on the season in that span, and avenged their worst loss of the season– at Seton Hall on Feb. 15– with an 81-50 smackdown of the Pirates on Saturday.
    — Staff And Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Nets closed the game on a 10-2 run, but Golden State withstood the storm, completing their comeback and avenging a Nov. 25 loss to Brooklyn in San Francisco.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of avenge
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  • Auburn men’s basketball is the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and headed to the South Region, where coach Bruce Pearl and the Tigers will be trying to seek a little bit of retribution after a first-round ouster at the hands of Yale last season.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • These include Trump's ongoing efforts to drastically reduce federal spending and allegedly abusing his power while seeking retribution against political enemies.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of retribution
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  • Rick is on his vendetta, and despite a nice evening with an old friend, his plans for vengeance haven’t changed.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Held on the roads around a lake in Albert Park, the track is one of F1's trickier challenges, made more so on Sunday thanks to rain that eased off before the start of the race, only to return with a vengeance a dozen or so laps before the end.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
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