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English definition of “vengeance”

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vengeance

   noun [U] uk   /ˈven.dʒəns/ us

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   › the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family,
   or the wish for such punishment to happen: On the day after the
   terrorist attack, the overall mood in the town was one of vengeance. As
   he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take)
   vengeance on her killers.
   Idioms
   with a vengeance

   CAPTION: Translations of “vengeance”

   in Spanish               venganza…
   in French                vengeance…
   in German                die Rache…
   in Chinese (Traditional) 報仇，復仇，報復, 復仇心…
   in Russian               месть, возмездие…
   in Turkish               öç, intikam, hırs…
   in Chinese (Simplified)  报仇，复仇，抱复, 复仇心…
   in Polish                zemsta…

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SMART Thesaurus: Revenge and vengefulness

   “vengeance”: synonyms and related words:
     * an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
     * avenge
     * bite
     * bite back (at sb/sth)
     * don't get mad, get even idiom
     * even
     * hit
     * mind
     * own
     * pay sb back
     * reprisal
     * retaliate
     * retaliatory
     * revenge
     * settle
     * tit for tat
     * two
     * two can play at that game idiom
     * vengeful
     * vindictive

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