Etymology :Middle English, from Old French, from vengier to avenge, from Latin vindicare to lay claim to, avenge; more at VINDICATE. Pronunciation :ven-j&n(t)s. Function :noun. Date :14th century.
| Vengeance | avengeance | en | |||
| vengeance | 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 | en | |||
| vengeance | Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong | en | |||
| vengeance | Harm; mischief | en | |||
| vengeance | Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge | en | |||
| vengeance | Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you. He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder = revenge | en | |||
| vengeance | emphasis If you say that something happens with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it happens to a much greater extent than was expected. It began to rain again with a vengeance | en | |||
| 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" | en | |||
| vengeance | infliction of a punishment as a payback for an injury or a wrong, retribution, retaliation isim | en | |||
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