vengeance
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vengeance
- /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/
Rhymes with -ɛnd͡ʒəns
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.
noun vengeances · vengeaunce
- Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. All the gods have mocked at prayer. This sin must now be punished by the vengeance of men.
- Desire for revenge. Thereupon full of anger, full of jealousy, full of vengeance, she forms […] a scheme of retribution, […]
Similar: reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, wreck · Opposite: reconciliation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: retribution, reprisal, vindictiveness, retaliatory, revenge, payback, retaliation, punishment, vendetta, reward, feud, impetus, force, anger, wrath, reprisals
noun
Similar: reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, wreck · Opposite: reconciliation
Translations
Every language
noun revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
| Español | venganza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수 boksu |
| 日本語 | 復讐 fukushū |
| 中文 | 復仇 /复仇 fùchóu |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिशोध pratiśodh |
| Português | vingança |
| Français | vengeance |
| Deutsch | Rache, Vergeltung |
| Italiano | vendetta, rivalsa, rappresaglia, ritorsione |
| Ελληνικά | εκδίκηση ekdíkisi, αντίποινα antípoina, αντεκδίκηση antekdíkisi |
| Română | răzbunare |
| Русский | месть mestʹ, мще́ние mščénije, воздая́ние vozdajánije, рева́нш revánš |
| Tiếng Việt | sự trả thù |
| العربية | ثَأْر ṯaʔr, اِنْتِقَام intiqām |
| עברית | נקמה nekamá |
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title = {vengeance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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