Vengeance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vengeance is a noun meaning Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
Meaning
Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
More Meanings
- Desire for revenge.
Example Sentences
All the gods have mocked at prayer. This sin must now be punished by the vengeance of men.
If her husband was all forgiveness, asking the bands to play “Dixie,” she was full of vengeance […]
Thereupon full of anger, full of jealousy, full of vengeance, she forms […] a scheme of retribution, […]
Are they full of vengeance[?], because they say that people with vengeance in their hearts must dig two graves, one for their enemy and the other for themselves.
Word Forms
- vengeances
- vengeaunce
Synonyms for vengeance
Depending on context, synonyms include reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, wreak.
Antonyms for vengeance
Common opposites include reconciliation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retribution, reprisal, vindictiveness, retaliatory, revenge, payback.
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