revenged; revenging
1
: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
vowed to revenge herself on her betrayer
2
: to inflict injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
1
: a desire for vengeance or retribution
motivated by revenge
2
: an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even
plotted her revenge
3
: an opportunity for getting satisfaction
sought revenge through a rematch
Examples of revenge in a Sentence
Verb
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
Noun
She swore that she would have her revenge.
She wants revenge against her enemies.
The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Orlando defeated Washington 1-0 to claim the 2024 NWSL Championship, while the Spirit exacted revenge with a penalty shootout victory in the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
But as the decades pass, Mercy discovers an especially bitter spirit who is wreaking violent revenge upon the living—and when the spirit claims to know something of her past, Mercy must decide if her loyalties are to the living or the dead.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Those orcas were well within their rights to take their revenge, carrying out Mother Nature’s punishment against humanity for its rapacious depravity.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Noun
That’s Joel Schumacher’s 1993 revenge thriller about a fed-up white Angeleno who embarks on a violent odyssey across an alienating urban hellscape to reunite with his daughter.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Orlando defeated Washington 1-0 to claim the 2024 NWSL Championship, while the Spirit exacted revenge with a penalty shootout victory in the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
But as the decades pass, Mercy discovers an especially bitter spirit who is wreaking violent revenge upon the living—and when the spirit claims to know something of her past, Mercy must decide if her loyalties are to the living or the dead.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Those orcas were well within their rights to take their revenge, carrying out Mother Nature’s punishment against humanity for its rapacious depravity.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenge. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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revenge
1 of 2 verb
re·venge
ri-ˈvenj 
revenged; revenging
1
: to get even for a wrong done
revenge myself on my enemies
2
: to give injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
revenge
2 of 2 noun1
: a desire to pay back injury for injury
2
: an act or instance of revenging
3
: a chance for getting satisfaction
revengeful
adjective
-fəl
revengefully
adverb
-fə-lē
revengefulness
noun
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