revenge

Definition for revenge

noun as in retaliation for wrong, grievance

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attack, reprisal, retribution, vengeance

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animus, avenging, counterblow, counterinsurgency, counterplay, fight, malevolence, rancor, repayment, requital, return, ruthlessness, satisfaction, sortie, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness

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avengment, eye for an eye, getting even, ill will, implacability, measure for measure, tit for tat

verb as in retaliate for wrong, grievance

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avenge, get back at, vindicate

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defend, fix, get, justify, match, punish, reciprocate, redress, repay, requite, retort, return, score, square

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be out for blood, even the score, fight back, fix one's wagon, get even, give comeuppance, hit back, kick back, make reprisal, pay back, pay back in spades, pay off, return the compliment, settle up, settle with, stick it to, take an eye for an eye, turn the tables on, venge

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In interviews with the HET, Soldier A denied that he had shot Mr McGreanery in revenge for the earlier murder of a soldier and insisted it had been a spur of the moment response to a perceived threat.

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Rogan officially endorsed Trump on the Monday before the election and has encouraged the president-elect to strive for unity over revenge in his second administration.

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"It is seeking to persecute and take revenge on Marine Le Pen."

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There’s no question that Gaetz shares Trump’s desire for revenge against everyone who helped prosecute the former president under Biden.

From Slate

He is also clearly unqualified, Goldman said, a troubling fact that points to why he was chosen — to “get revenge on generals” and turn the state into his “own personal fiefdom.”

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