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Meanings of
vengeance
in English
Portuguese
vingança
Catalan
vindicació
Spanish
venganza
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Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator.
revenge
retaliation
retribution
payback
reprisal
Portuguese
vingança
Synonyms
Examples for "
revenge
"
revenge
retaliation
retribution
payback
reprisal
Examples for "
revenge
"
1
Ten years roll by, and Butler's
revenge
-
minded
victim is ready for action.
2
The sole business of Lovat was personal aggrandizement;
revenge
was his amusement.
3
Bitterly mourned the king in spite of the richness of his
revenge
.
4
This was in truth the
revenge
of the feudal system upon Pharaoh.
5
They take
revenge
for our sensuality; they catch us in their nets.
1
Yet threats of
retaliation
underscore the weak legal case of opposed countries.
2
So far India has focused on
retaliation
by economic and diplomatic means.
3
Officials believe the attack could have been
retaliation
for police counternarcotics operations.
4
The family refused to reveal their family name for fear of
retaliation
.
5
Hardly to the point of war, but possibly to that of
retaliation
.
1
The days when the reports arrived became days of
retribution
for Paulo.
2
Another source of fear:
retribution
for being anything less than perfectly available.
3
Law enforcement agencies and political figureheads slammed the lawlessness and promised
retribution
.
4
The movie also shines a light on animal abuse, and karmic
retribution
.
5
Tell us that this isn't
retribution
for what happened in New Delhi.
1
In both cases, newcomers may only see a
payback
after many years.
2
In both cases, newcomers may see a
payback
only after many years.
3
The
payback
didn't come into it, but the playback we really wanted.
4
For larger plants the
payback
time is typically less than three years.
5
The
payback
probably would not be sufficient, Jefferies analyst Peter Nesvold said.
1
Large blasts sometimes set off
reprisal
attacks against the minority Sunni community.
2
Then I presume this confiscation is in the nature of a
reprisal
.
3
I was glad to oblige, relieved to be momentarily free of
reprisal
.
4
Now was not the time for petty acts of
reprisal
,
he thought.
5
His hosts, therefore, remained ignorant of the cause of this terrible
reprisal
.
Usage of
vengeance
in English
1
Photograph: HBO Far more effective, then, to try a bit of
vengeance
.
2
Ender, however, was trying to figure out a way to forestall
vengeance
.
3
The government said on Tuesday it had no desire for extra-judicial
vengeance
.
4
Mercy and
vengeance
are in the balance, and Molly holds the scales.
5
Crime prevailed; cupidity and
vengeance
were the guiding principles of the chieftains.
6
Certain is the
vengeance
of the young upon monotony; nothing more certain.
7
Remember the punishments he inflicted on the Ammonites; his
vengeance
was appalling.
8
The Chian turned pale and trembled; his
vengeance
was braved and foiled.
9
Because I know how much
vengeance
and spite have taken from us.
10
All would be nothing without
vengeance
;
you appeal in vain to me.
11
Not for personal
vengeance
but for the ultimate good of the community.
12
A thousand steps to
vengeance
,
or ten thousand, it does not matter.
13
His
vengeance
is concealed, and sends the tidings in the fatal blow.
14
They now exulted in the near prospect of greatness and of
vengeance
.
15
We've more important matters to deal with than
vengeance
upon a toy.
16
The joys of
vengeance
were depicted on the features of the exciseman.
Other examples for "vengeance"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
vengeance
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
take vengeance
terrible vengeance
vow vengeance
wreak vengeance
divine vengeance
More collocations
Translations for
vengeance
Portuguese
vingança
Catalan
vindicació
venjança
venjament
Spanish
venganza
Vengeance
through the time
Vengeance
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common