Vengeance Definition

vĕnjəns
noun
The return of an injury for an injury, in punishment or retribution; avenging of an injury or offense; revenge.
Webster's New World
The desire to make such a return.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
vengeance
Plural:
vengeances

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Origin of Vengeance

  • Middle English from Old French from vengier to avenge from Latin vindicāre vindicate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French venger (“avenge")

    From Wiktionary

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