revenge 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
action taken in return for an injury or offense
Synonyms
- retaliation 1
action taken in return for an injury or offense
Hypernym
return 10
noun
a reciprocal group action
EnglishDerivationally related form
revenge 1
verb
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Hyponym
vengeance 1
noun
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
reprisal 1
noun
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
