revenge en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹiˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹəˈvendʒ/ (Australia)
- /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French revanche), from Old French revenchier. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindicō, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Doublet of revanche. Compare avenge and vengeance.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
Liam Neeson has revealed that years ago he contemplated carrying out a racist revenge attack after someone close to him was raped.
2019 February 4, Megan Thomas, “Liam Neeson expresses regret for once contemplating racist revenge”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.
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(uncountable, usually) A win by a previous loser.
CHAOTICA: Arachnia, death as you know it has no hold on me. My defeat is but a temporary setback. I shall return to seek my revenge. JANEWAY: He doesn't give up, does he? PARIS: They never do. CHAOTICA: Our love was not meant to be, my Queen. But be warned. You have not seen the last of (gurgle) Chaotica.
1999 January 27, Bride of Chaotica! (Star Trek: Voyager) (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter I, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| revenges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
revengeance · revenge is a dish best served cold · revengism · revenge is sweet · revenge shopping · revenge porn · Pharaoh's revenge · revenge travel · revenge drama · revenge quitting · revengeful · prevenge · nonrevenge · revenge tragedy · Montezuma's revenge · revenge buying · revenge quit · revenge spending · revengeless
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
wreak · vengeance · retribution · avenge · revanche · retaliation · wrack · revenge · requital · wreak · payback · payback · reprisal
Translations (151)
ru мще́ние (retaliatory action) · hi इंतिक़ाम (retaliatory action) · fro venjance (retaliatory action) · mk одмазда (retaliatory action) · tr öç (retaliatory action) · gl vendecha (retaliatory action) · ba үс (retaliatory action) · sh о̏света (retaliatory action) · pl odwet (retaliatory action) · pdc Raache (retaliatory action) · ga díoltas (retaliatory action) · fo hevnd (retaliatory action) · ur اِنْتِقام (retaliatory action) · ja 報復 (retaliatory action) · tt үч (retaliatory action) · az öc (retaliatory action) · as পোটক (retaliatory action) · gl vendeita (retaliatory action) · hy վրեժ (retaliatory action) · ru месть (retaliatory action) · mn өс (retaliatory action) · chr ᎠᏞᎢᏍᏗ (retaliatory action) · az qisas (retaliatory action) · acw ثار (retaliatory action) · uk по́мста (retaliatory action) · id balas dendam (retaliatory action) · fa-ira اِنْتِقام (retaliatory action) · ms dendam (retaliatory action) · fr vengeance (retaliatory action) · hi इंतक़ाम (retaliatory action) · pt vingança (retaliatory action) · fro justise (retaliatory action) · sq hakmarrje (retaliatory action) · nn hemn (retaliatory action) · mi ngakinga (retaliatory action) · cs pomsta (retaliatory action) · kmr tol (retaliatory action) · id pembalasan (retaliatory action) · el εκδίκηση (retaliatory action) · ba ҡон (retaliatory action) · az intiqam (retaliatory action) · rue пімста (retaliatory action) · ka შურისგება (retaliatory action) · kk өш (retaliatory action) · goh rāhha (retaliatory action) · mr सूड (retaliatory action) · ko 보복 (retaliatory action) · ca revenja (retaliatory action) · ka შურისძიება (retaliatory action) · he נְקָמָה (retaliatory action) · es venganza (retaliatory action) · os маст исын (retaliatory action) · da hævn (retaliatory action) · tr intikam (retaliatory action) · lv atriebe (retaliatory action) · sq gjakmarrje (retaliatory action) · ru рева́нш (retaliatory action) · ug ئىنتىقام (retaliatory action) · ja 復讐 (retaliatory action) · ar ثَأْر (retaliatory action) · hy ոխ (retaliatory action) · mi uto (retaliatory action) · cy dial (retaliatory action) · de Rache (retaliatory action) · bg отмъще́ние (retaliatory action) · sv hämnd (retaliatory action) · it rivalsa (retaliatory action) · prs اِنْتِقَام (retaliatory action) · rup ahti (retaliatory action) · cmn 復仇 /复仇 (retaliatory action) · bg мъст (retaliatory action) · it ritorsione (retaliatory action) · it vendetta (retaliatory action) · lo ອາຄາດ (retaliatory action) · tg интиқом (retaliatory action) · la vindicta (retaliatory action) · sk pomsta (retaliatory action) · gd dìoghaltas (retaliatory action) · cmn 報復 /报复 (retaliatory action) · ga sásamh (retaliatory action) · pl zemsta (retaliatory action) · grc ἐκδίκησις (retaliatory action) · vi sự trả thù (retaliatory action) · cu мьсть (retaliatory action) · ar اِنْتِقَام (retaliatory action) · pdt Rach (retaliatory action) · cy dialedd (retaliatory action) · tl resbak (retaliatory action) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄 (retaliatory action) · ko 복수 (retaliatory action) · fi kosto (retaliatory action) · rup arãzgan (retaliatory action) · is hefnd (retaliatory action) · ca venjança (retaliatory action) · oc revenja (retaliatory action) · th การเอาคืน (retaliatory action) · nl wraak (retaliatory action) · hy քեն (retaliatory action) · sh ȍsveta (retaliatory action) · lv atriebība (retaliatory action) · ky кек (retaliatory action) · sl maščevanje (retaliatory action) · th การแก้แค้น (retaliatory action) · cs odplata (retaliatory action) · io venjo (retaliatory action) · arz تار (retaliatory action) · sh òdmazda (retaliatory action) · as প্ৰতিশোধ (retaliatory action) · bn প্ৰতিশোধ (retaliatory action) · ur بَدْلَہ (retaliatory action) · sd بدلو (retaliatory action) · acw انتقام (retaliatory action) · ps انتقام (retaliatory action) · pam ablas (retaliatory action) · sh о̀дмазда (retaliatory action) · nb hevn (retaliatory action) · uz intiqom (retaliatory action) · yi נקמה (retaliatory action) · kk кек (retaliatory action) · ang wracu (retaliatory action) · ru воздая́ние (retaliatory action) · cy dialon (retaliatory action) · la ultiō (retaliatory action) · fr revanche (retaliatory action) · pl pomsta (retaliatory action) · wa rivindje (retaliatory action) · ary انتقام (retaliatory action) · hu bosszú (retaliatory action) · dsb pomsć (retaliatory action) · et kättemaks (retaliatory action) · ru отмще́ние (retaliatory action) · gl vinga (retaliatory action) · eo venĝo (retaliatory action) · sw kisasi (retaliatory action) · eu mendeku (retaliatory action) · dsb pomsćenje (retaliatory action) · ast venganza (retaliatory action) · ce бехкам (retaliatory action) · lt kerštas (retaliatory action) · tl paghihiganti (retaliatory action) · as সেকা (retaliatory action) · ro răzbunare (retaliatory action) · th การล้างแค้น (retaliatory action) · ml പ്രതികാരം (retaliatory action) · it rivincita (retaliatory action) · cmn 報仇 /报仇 (retaliatory action) · nrf r'venge (retaliatory action) · hi प्रतिशोध (retaliatory action) · gl vinganza (retaliatory action) · hi बदला (retaliatory action) · be по́мста (retaliatory action)