- something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer
- revenge for something She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
- The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys.
- in revenge for something The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
- revenge on somebody/something He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies.
- revenge attacks/killings
Extra Examples- He vowed to take his revenge on the man who had killed his brother.
- Revenge is sweet, so they say.
- She desperately wanted to take revenge on her attacker.
- The accusations were driven by a desire for revenge.
- The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners.
- revenge for the insult
- taking revenge on her attacker
- His death set off a series of revenge killings.
- There were television appeals that acts of revenge should cease.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sweet
- seek
- want
- plot
- …
- attack
- killing
- fantasy
- …
- in revenge
- revenge for
- revenge on
- …
- an act of revenge
- a desire for revenge
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- revenge (for something) (sport) the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game
- The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
- This was sweet revenge for our defeat earlier in the season.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sweet
- seek
- want
- plot
- …
- attack
- killing
- fantasy
- …
- in revenge
- revenge for
- revenge on
- …
- an act of revenge
- a desire for revenge
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.
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