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/pɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ · noun
(humorous) The act of taking, or an action taken against someone or something, ostensibly in retaliation for another act that has not yet been committed; pre-emptive action characterized as revenge..
Anticipating Wally's inevitable sarcasm, Boris let fly with a few cutting remarks in a stunning act of prevenge.
They would go for what was jokingly tagged 'pre-venge'.
You aren't planning prevenge, are you? . . . You know, prevenge, the state of creating revenge before the need exists.
Prevenge: the act of getting one's retaliation in first.
Excess is exhibited in these shows: by unruly woman Max and her "prevenge" rather than revenge logic . . .
Obama also had to make amends as much as possible for Bush's aggressive philosophy of preemption, which really amounted to "prevenge"—getting back at someone he feared might even think about harming our nation before they could act.
Use prevenge when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prevenge means (humorous) The act of taking, or an action taken against someone or something, ostensibly in retaliation for another act that has not yet been committed; pre-emptive action characterized as revenge..
Common synonyms include preemptive strike.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Anticipating Wally's inevitable sarcasm, Boris let fly with a few cutting remarks in a stunning act of prevenge.
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