vengeance (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *vengeance*:
NOUN	act	vengeance, retribution, payback	the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

vengeance > pronunciation
Sounds	veh'njhahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *vengeance*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life.
Examples	"Vengeance is mine "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"
Synonyms	retribution, payback
Broader	retaliation, revenge	action taken in return for an injury or offense
Spanish	cástigo, desquite, represalia, revancha, venganza, vindicación
Catalan	venjament, venjança, vindicació

HyperDic: vengeance