revenged; revenging
1
: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
vowed to revenge herself on her betrayer
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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Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Usually, my feet would be plotting revenge by lunchtime.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Now the word out of City Hall is that one of the mayor’s neighborhood services aides is considering running against Collins – a typical Wu maneuver to get revenge on her enemies.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The vote was especially thrilling for Uli tribe rivals Savannah Louie, whose name was thrown out before tribal council, and Sage Ahrens-Nichols, who wanted revenge against Sophie for voting out her close ally Jawan Pitts in the last episode.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Mo Eun is able to get revenge for her family, and Yun-su secures the chance to raise her daughter.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Usually, my feet would be plotting revenge by lunchtime.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Now the word out of City Hall is that one of the mayor’s neighborhood services aides is considering running against Collins – a typical Wu maneuver to get revenge on her enemies.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The vote was especially thrilling for Uli tribe rivals Savannah Louie, whose name was thrown out before tribal council, and Sage Ahrens-Nichols, who wanted revenge against Sophie for voting out her close ally Jawan Pitts in the last episode.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenge. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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