revenge

(noun, verb)

noun

1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

Similar word(s): retaliation

Definition categories: act, return

Sentences with revenge as a noun:

- Indifference is the sweetest revenge.

- When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.

verb

1. take revenge for a perceived wrong

Similar word(s): avenge, retaliate

Definition categories: competition, penalise, penalize, punish

Sentences with revenge as a verb:

- Arsenal revenged its loss to Manchester United last time with a 5-0 drubbing this time.