revenge
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
Noun 2 meanings
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.”
A win by a previous loser.
Verb 2 meanings
To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
“Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.”
To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
Etymology
From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French revanche), from Old French revenchier.
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REVENGE at a glance
REVENGE has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,402 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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