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Word: Revenge
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’
rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ
the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands
Short Definition:action of hurting or harming someone in return for injury or wrong suffered at their hands
Examples:- other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands
Word: Revenge
Speech Type: Verb
rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ
inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself
Short Definition:inflict hurt or harm on someone for injury or wrong done to oneself
Examples:- I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you
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