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Revenge
/rɪˈvendʒ/
Revenge is the act of harming someone in response to a harm they caused.
Synonyms:
vengeance
retribution
payback
reprisal
retaliation
Antonyms:
forgiveness
pardon
absolve
Examples:
This was his
revenge
.
'We can not
revenge
ourselves on Faustus.
Please get
revenge
for my death.
Etymology:
The word
revenge
originates from the Old French
revengier
, which was derived from Latin
vindicāre
meaning to claim or avenge.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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