revenged; revenging
1
: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
2
: to inflict injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
1
: a desire for vengeance or retribution
motivated by revenge
2
: an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even
plotted her revenge
3
: an opportunity for getting satisfaction
sought revenge through a rematch
Examples of revenge in a Sentence
Verb
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
Noun
She swore that she would have her revenge.
She wants revenge against her enemies.
The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
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The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
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Noun
The 3-1 Crimson Tide are looking for revenge after the embarrassing upset in 2024, and a second straight loss to the Commodores could spell doom for the program that head coach Kalen DeBoer is trying to build in his second season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
So much for the Stefon Diggs revenge game.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Edwards gives the nuclear bearings to his SEAL brothers, but now the former soldier/new black ops agent has revenge on his mind.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenge. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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revenge
1 of 2 verb
re·venge
ri-ˈvenj 
revenged; revenging
1
: to get even for a wrong done
revenge myself on my enemies
2
: to give injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
revenge
2 of 2 noun1
: a desire to pay back injury for injury
2
: an act or instance of revenging
3
: a chance for getting satisfaction
revengeful
adjective
-fəl
revengefully
adverb
-fə-lē
revengefulness
noun
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