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Revenge is an action of inflicting harm or damage on someone else in retaliation for harm or damage inflicted on you.

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An example of revenge is when someone steals your car so you steal their car years later.

See revenge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb revenged, revenging

to inflict damage, injury, or punishment in return for (an injury, insult, etc.); retaliate for
to take vengeance in behalf of (a person, oneself, etc.); avenge

Origin: ME revengen < OFr revenger < re-, again + vengier, to take vengeance < L vindicare: see vindicate

intransitive verb

Obsolete to take vengeance

noun

the act of revenging; vengeance
what is done in revenging
desire to take vengeance; vindictive spirit
a chance to retaliate or get satisfaction, as by a return match after a defeat

Related Forms:

revenger noun
revengingly adverb

See revenge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb re·venged, re·veng·ing, re·veng·es

To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.

noun

The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation.
Something done in vengeance; a retaliatory measure.
A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness.
An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English revengen

Origin: , from Old French revengier

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + vengier, to take revenge (from Latin vindicāre, to avenge, from vindex, vindic-, avenger; see deik- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

re·vengˈer noun

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