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- Dictionaryvengeance/ˈvɛn(d)ʒ(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong: "voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians"
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the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the wish for such punishment to happen: The story features a woman who is evicted from her home and is seeking vengeance. As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the wish for such punishment to happen: The story features a woman who is evicted from her home and is seeking vengeance. As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of VENGEANCE is punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense : retribution. How to use vengeance in a sentence.
Vengeance definition: infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge. See examples of VENGEANCE used in a sentence.
1. uncountable noun. Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you. He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder. [ + on] She cried aloud to the gods for vengeance for the loss of her daughter.
noun. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. “ Vengeance is mine” “"For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield” “he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him” synonyms: payback, retribution.
the act of doing something bad to someone who has done something bad to you, or the feeling of wanting to do this: an act of vengeance. with a vengeance. If something happens with a vengeance, it happens a lot or in a very strong way: The disease swept across the country with a vengeance.
Definition of vengeance noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VENGEANCE meaning: 1 : the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else; 2 : with great force or effort.
n. 1. infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like in return for an injury or other offense received; revenge. 2. an opportunity for or an instance of this. 3. the desire for revenge: to be full of vengeance. Idioms: with a vengeance, a. with violent force and rage.
