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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