n01235463
| 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 |
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| Hypernym | retaliation, revenge |
| Derivationally related form | payback → pay back |
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| Hyponym | retaliation, revenge |
| Derivationally related form | pay back → payback |
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