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/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ · noun
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.
After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.
“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”.
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.
Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.
The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.
to revenge the death of our fathers
Use revenge when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Revenge means Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice..
Common synonyms include avenge, payback, reprisal, requital.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
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