revenge
v.
take vengeance, avenge, retaliate, requite
n.
vengeance, retribution, reprisal
Revenge
Revenge (also vengeance, retribution, or vendetta amongst others) consists primarily of retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrongdoing. Although many aspects of revenge resemble or echo the concept of
justice, revenge usually has a more injurious than harmonious goal. The goal of revenge usually consists of forcing the perceived wrongdoer to suffer the same pain that was originally inflicted.
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revenge
Noun
1. action taken in return for an injury or offense
(synonym) retaliation
(hypernym) return, paying back, getting even
(hyponym) vengeance, retribution, payback
(derivation) avenge, retaliate
Verb
1. take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
(synonym) avenge, retaliate
(hypernym) punish, penalize, penalise
(hyponym) get even, get back
(derivation) retaliation
Revenge
(v. t.)
To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.
(v. t.)
To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.
(v. i.)
To take vengeance; -- with
(n.)
The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.
(n.)
The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Revenge
To dream of taking revenge, is a sign of a weak and uncharitable nature, which if not properly governed, will bring you troubles and loss of friends.
If others revenge themselves on you, there will be much to fear from enemies.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project