Vengeance - English meaning

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

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The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

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The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

An attack carried out in retaliation.

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The army were building up forces for a counterstroke

noun

An attack that is done in reaction to another attack, especially in a war

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The generals decided that a strong counter-stroke was called for., a series of counterstrokes aimed…

noun

The inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.

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Injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match

proper noun

A goddess usually portrayed as the agent of divine punishment for wrongdoing or presumption (hubris).

noun

Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat.

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The tax increases proved to be the president's political nemesis.

noun

An act of retaliation.

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Three youths died in the reprisals which followed

noun

An act of damage or injury against an enemy in reaction to an act of damage or injury done to you

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[ u ] employees didn’t speak out about the company’s pollution for fear of reprisal.

noun

The action of returning a military attack; counter-attack.

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The bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects

noun

The act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you

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The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known terrorists., she suffere…

noun

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

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Employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution

noun

Deserved punishment

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He was seeking retribution for the crime committed against him.

noun

The action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.

Usage examples:

Other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands

verb

Inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself.

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I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you

noun

Harm that you do to someone as a punishment for harm that the person has done to you

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He had been seeking a chance for revenge against those who had helped oust him from his leadership …

noun

Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

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I looked round with satisfaction

noun

The pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

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[ u ] she looked at the finished painting with satisfaction., [ u ] he had the satisfaction of know…

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A pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

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Have the satisfaction of (doing) sth in our job, we have the satisfaction of knowing we are making …