revenge
31revenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. &v. See retaliation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of returning an injury] Syn. vengeance, requital, reprisal, getting even, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, blow for blow, tit for tat,… …
32revenge — noun retaliation for an injury or wrong. ↘the desire to repay an injury or wrong. verb (revenge oneself or be revenged) chiefly literary inflict revenge for an injury or wrong done to oneself. ↘inflict revenge on behalf of (someone else).… …
33revenge — /rəˈvɛndʒ / (say ruh venj) noun 1. the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance. 2. something done in revenging. 3. the desire to revenge; vindictiveness. 4. an opportunity of retaliation or satisfaction. –verb (revenged,… …
34revenge — 1. noun 1) she is seeking revenge Syn: vengeance, retribution, retaliation, reprisal, requital, recrimination, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), redress, satisfaction 2) they were filled with revenge Syn: vengefulness …
35revenge — see revenge is a dish that can be eaten cold revenge is sweet …
36revenge — See avenge. See avenge, revenge …
37revenge — Synonyms and related words: amends, atonement, avenge, avengement, avenging, balancing, comeuppance, commutation, compensation, counteraction, counterbalancing, counterblow, defend, desert, deserts, even the score, expiation, get, get even with,… …
38revenge — v 1. make reprisal, requite, avenge, wreak revenge upon, inflict punishment for, exact payment from, exact one s pound of flesh; hit back at, strike back at, get back or get back at, get even with, Inf. pay off an old score, Inf. settle a score,… …
39revenge — 1. noun she is seeking revenge Syn: retaliation, retribution, vengeance, reprisal, recrimination, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), redress Ant: forgiveness 2. verb he revenged his brother s murder Syn: avenge, exact r …
40revenge — [rɪˈvendʒ] noun [U] something that you do in order to hurt or punish someone because they have hurt you or someone else I wanted to get revenge for the trouble she had caused.[/ex] …
