revenge
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revenge¹
- /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹiˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹəˈvendʒ/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛndʒ
Where it comes from
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. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindicō, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Doublet of revanche. Compare avenge and vengeance.
noun revenges
- Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. They took revenge on their enemies.
- A win by a previous loser. “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”.
Similar: avenge, payback, reprisal, requital, retaliation, retribution, revanche, revenge, vengeance, wrack, wreak
revenge²
- /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹiˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
- /ɹəˈvendʒ/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛndʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier, revenger.
verb revenges · revenging · revenged
- 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). We've finally revenged ourselves on our enemies.
- To take vengeance; to revenge itself. a bird that will revenge upon you all
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: avenge, retaliate, retaliation, retribution, retaliatory, reprisal, vengeance, avenging, payback, vindictiveness, punishment, vendetta, reward, feud, backlash, contrast
Translations
Every language
noun retaliatory action
| Español | venganza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수 boksu, 보복 bobok |
| 日本語 | 復讐 fukushū, 報復 hōfuku |
| 中文 | 報仇 /报仇 bàochóu, 復仇 /复仇 fùchóu, 報復 /报复 bàofù |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिशोध pratiśodh, बदला badlā, इंतक़ाम intaqām, इंतिक़ाम intiqām |
| Kiswahili | kisasi |
| Português | vingança |
| Français | vengeance, revanche |
| Deutsch | Rache |
| Italiano | vendetta, rivincita, rivalsa, ritorsione |
| Ελληνικά | εκδίκηση ekdíkisi |
| Română | răzbunare |
| Русский | месть mestʹ, рева́нш revánš, мще́ние mščénije, отмще́ние otmščénije, воздая́ние vozdajánije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự trả thù |
| العربية | ثَأْر ṯaʔr, اِنْتِقَام intiqām |
| עברית | נְקָמָה nekamá |
verb to take revenge for an action
| 한국어 | 복수하다 boksuhada, 보복하다 bobokhada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 復讐する fukushū suru, 報復する hōfuku suru |
| 中文 | 報仇 /报仇 bàochóu, 報復 /报复 bàofu |
| हिन्दी | बदला लेना badlā lenā, दण्ड देना daṇḍ denā |
| Português | vingar-se |
| Français | venger |
| Deutsch | rächen |
| Italiano | vendicarsi |
| Ελληνικά | εκδικούμαι ekdikoúmai |
| Română | răzbuna |
| Русский | мстить mstitʹ, отомсти́ть otomstítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phục thù, trả thù |
| العربية | اِنْتَقَمَ intaqama |
verb to take revenge on an actor
| Português | vingar |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | εκδικούμαι ekdikoúmai |
| Română | răzbuna |
| Русский | мстить mstitʹ, отомсти́ть otomstítʹ |
verb to take one's revenge on someone
| Français | se venger (de quelqu'un) |
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Talk about this word "revenge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revenge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. revenge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revenge "revenge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revenge.Cite this
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title = {revenge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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