Meaning & use
vengeance
Harm inflicted on someone as punishment or retaliation for a wrong they committed.
See it in a sentence
He swore vengeance against the men who had burned down his farm.
The film follows a widow who plots vengeance for her husband's murder.
A note on using this word
Carries a stronger, more dramatic tone than revenge; the phrase with a vengeance means with great force.
Words with a similar meaning
revengeretaliation
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