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revenge
noun
-
revenge
,
revenging
,
revenges
,
revenged
the
action
of
hurting
or
punishing
someone
because
they
hurt
or
wronged
you
first
•
After
years
of
bullying
,
Lena
finally
took her revenge
by
winning
the
big
science
prize
.
After
years
of
bullying
,
Lena
finally
took her revenge
by
winning
the
big
science
prize
.
•
The
villain
plotted
revenge
against
the
hero
who
ruined
his
plans
.
The
villain
plotted
revenge
against
the
hero
who
ruined
his
plans
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
"
revengier
"
meaning
“
to
avenge
again
.”
Over
time
,
the
noun
sense
developed
to
describe
the
act
itself
rather
than
the
person
performing
it
.
verb
-
revenge
,
revenging
,
revenges
,
revenged
to
hurt
or
punish
someone
because
they
hurt
or
wronged
you
first
•
The
knight
vowed
to
revenge
his
fallen
king
.
The
knight
vowed
to
revenge
his
fallen
king
.
•
Legends
tell
of
heroes
who
revenged
their
families
after
great
injustice
.
Legends
tell
of
heroes
who
revenged
their
families
after
great
injustice
.
From
Middle
English
"
revengen
",
influenced
by
Old
French
"
revengier
".
The
verb
form
was
more
common
in
earlier
English
and
later
gave
way
to
"
avenge
"
in
ordinary
use
.
