Definition of vengeance Vengeance
/vɛˈnʤʌns/ - [venjuns] - venge•ance
We found 7 definitions of vengeance from 5 different sources.
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What does vengeance mean?
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NounPlural: vengeance |
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| vengeance - the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" | ||
| retribution, payback | ||
| retaliation, revenge action taken in return for an injury or offense | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vengeance (n.)
Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge. - vengeance (n.)
Harm; mischief.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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vengeance
Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator. -
vengeance
Desire for revenge.
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🔤- vengeance, noun, singular of vengeances.
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