revenged; revenging
1
: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
2
: to inflict injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
1
: a desire for vengeance or retribution
motivated by revenge
2
: an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even
plotted her revenge
3
: an opportunity for getting satisfaction
sought revenge through a rematch
Examples of revenge in a Sentence
Verb
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
Noun
She swore that she would have her revenge.
She wants revenge against her enemies.
The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
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EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Our nation needs unity and the continuous series of vendettas and revenge threats and actions are anything but unifying.
—Peter Buonome, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
With Naomi previously taking over Cargill’s role as one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Belair, the message is clear: Cargill is back for revenge, presumably on the woman who took her out.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Soleimani was killed near the Baghdad Airport, 6,500 miles from Chicago, but authorities now say had this revenge terror plot not been interrupted, metro Chicago would have paid the price half a world away.
—Nbc Chicago, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Michelle Visage has officially launched a revenge mission against the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 — and Entertainment Weekly went along for the (very wet) ride that left no cast member unscathed.
—EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Our nation needs unity and the continuous series of vendettas and revenge threats and actions are anything but unifying.
—Peter Buonome, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
With Naomi previously taking over Cargill’s role as one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Belair, the message is clear: Cargill is back for revenge, presumably on the woman who took her out.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Soleimani was killed near the Baghdad Airport, 6,500 miles from Chicago, but authorities now say had this revenge terror plot not been interrupted, metro Chicago would have paid the price half a world away.
—Nbc Chicago, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenge. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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revenge
1 of 2 verb
re·venge
ri-ˈvenj 
revenged; revenging
1
: to get even for a wrong done
revenge myself on my enemies
2
: to give injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
revenge
2 of 2 noun1
: a desire to pay back injury for injury
2
: an act or instance of revenging
3
: a chance for getting satisfaction
revengeful
adjective
-fəl
revengefully
adverb
-fə-lē
revengefulness
noun
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