revenge
[noun]
Synonyms:
- retaliation, an eye for an eye, reprisal, retribution, vengeance
[verb]
Synonyms:
- avenge, get even, get one's own back for (informal), hit back, repay, retaliate, take revenge for

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Related Idioms: get one's own back, have one's revenge, take an eye for an eye
Related Words: defend, justify

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. re‧venge¹ /rɪˈvendʒ/ noun [uncountable]

1. something you do in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you
revenge for
She wanted revenge for the insult.
revenge against/on
At his wife’s funeral, he vowed revenge against her killer.
in revenge for something
a bomb attack in revenge for the imprisonment of the terrorists

2. the defeat of someone who has previously defeated you in a sport
revenge for
The Australians took revenge for their defeat here last time.
a revenge match
—revengeful adjective

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II. revenge² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: revengier, from avengier; ⇒ avenge]
formal to punish someone who has done something to harm you or someone else
revenge yourself on somebody
The terrorist group is still looking to revenge itself on its attackers.
The poor murdered girl must be revenged.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

revenge
noun
ADJ. sweet
VERB + REVENGE seek, want | exact, get, have, take, wreak He vowed to take his revenge on the man who had killed his brother.
REVENGE + NOUN attack, killing
PREP. in ~ The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners.
~ for revenge for the insult
~ on taking revenge on her attacker
PHRASES an act of revenge The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys.
a desire for revenge The accusations were driven by a desire for revenge.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

revenge

take revenge
He dreamed of taking revenge on his father’s killers.
get (your) revenge
Louise eventually got her revenge by reporting him to the immigration service.
have your revenge
One day I’ll have my revenge.
seek revenge
They play two women who seek revenge on their former partners.
want revenge
You broke her heart and now she wants revenge.
exact/wreak revenge formal (=take revenge)
He was exacting revenge on society.
vow revenge (=promise to take revenge)
His supporters vowed revenge for his death.
a terrible/awful revenge
Caesar returned to Rome to exact a terrible revenge.
a revenge attack
The camp was burned down, apparently in a revenge attack.
a revenge killing
Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings.
an act of revenge
The men were shot dead in an act of revenge for Khan’s assassination.
revenge is sweet (=said when someone feels good because they have got revenge)
It took me a long time, but revenge is sweet.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

revenge
verb
1.
BAD: One day these innocent victims must be revenged.
GOOD: One day these innocent victims must be avenged.
BAD: The damage done to his honour would have to be revenged.
GOOD: The damage done to his honour would have to be avenged.

Usage Note:
Revenge is usually used as a noun: 'Once they know who planted the bomb, they are likely to seek revenge.' 'She did it in revenge for all the lies he had told her.'
The verb is avenge : 'They swore to avenge this humiliating defeat.' 'He considers it his duty to avenge his brother's death.'

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2.
BAD: I'm your twin brother and I'm here to revenge.
GOOD: I'm your twin brother and I'm here to get my revenge.
BAD: He swore to revenge on the doctor.
GOOD: He swore to take revenge on the doctor.

Usage Note:
get/take (your) revenge (on sb) : 'He decided that the easiest way to get his revenge was to disinherit her.' 'She has vowed to take revenge on each and every one of them.'

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