vengeance (n)
retribution#1 (n)
payback (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
def "Vengeance is mine
def I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
examples 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
the swiftness of divine retribution
Outgoing links
Hypernym retaliation, revenge
Derivationally related form payback → pay back
Incoming links
Hyponym retaliation, revenge
Derivationally related form pay back → payback

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