Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator.
Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
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Examples for "avenge "
Examples for "avenge "
1 Wait thirty years to avenge anger, allowing for maximum surprise and preparation.
2 For obvious and very strong reasons I wanted to avenge the cook.
3 The soldiers rush in and avenge his death with the utmost savagery.
4 Moreover, Pharaoh would avenge aught he did upon the people of Israel.
5 To avenge what cannot be defended. The words rang in the chamber.
1 Moscow said it would retaliate , but hasn't yet announced its official response.
2 China has already chosen to retaliate by not buying US farm products.
3 It could prompt Israel to retaliate against us, the security source said.
4 The EU might then reasonably decide to counter - retaliate under its own law.
5 In early 2017, Congress passed sanctions to retaliate against Russia's election attack.
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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.
6 He turned away; grief was taking the place of indignation and revenge .
7 The Ithacans bury the wooers, and sitting in council resolve on revenge .
8 Swearing at his vanished chance of revenge , he opened it; it ran:
9 I won the game; I gave him his revenge , and won again.
10 By the death of the King of Hana the revenge was complete.
11 Beggar turned at the door and got in his lick of revenge .
12 The terror of being found out had damped the spirit of revenge .
13 The Indians declared this to be the revenge of the Great Spirit.
14 Hatred and revenge are the wretched passions which boil in their minds.
15 Jude was crashing the furniture to pieces in a frenzy of revenge .
16 These kind of people have always the revenge in their own hands.
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