vengeance

noun

/ˈvendʒəns/

[uncountable] (formal)Idioms

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the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends synonym revenge
- a desire for vengeance
- vengeance on/upon somebody to take vengeance on somebody
- She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin.
- He swore vengeance on his child's killer.
- vengeance against somebody He sought vengeance against those who had humiliated his country.
Extra Examples
- He stormed out, eyes blazing, bent on vengeance.
- They sought vengeance against the countries that had humiliated France in 1814.
- vengeance for the murder of the princess
- He sets out to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory.
- Vengeance was swift and brutal.
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- terrible
verb + vengeance
- exact
- take
- wreak
- …
preposition
- vengeance against
- vengeance for
- vengeance on
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’.

Idioms

with a vengeance

(informal) to a greater degree than is expected or usual
- She set to work with a vengeance.
- After two days the infection came back with a vengeance.
- After a poor season last year, he’s back with a vengeance.

单词	vengeance
释义	vengeance noun /ˈvendʒəns/ /ˈvendʒəns/ [uncountable] (formal)Idioms jump to other results the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends synonym revenge a desire for vengeance vengeance on/upon somebody to take vengeance on somebody She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin. He swore vengeance on his child's killer. vengeance against somebody He sought vengeance against those who had humiliated his country. Extra Examples He stormed out, eyes blazing, bent on vengeance. They sought vengeance against the countries that had humiliated France in 1814. vengeance for the murder of the princess He sets out to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory. Vengeance was swift and brutal. Topics War and conflictc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective terrible verb + vengeance exact take wreak … preposition vengeance against vengeance for vengeance on … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’. Idioms with a vengeance (informal) to a greater degree than is expected or usual She set to work with a vengeance. After two days the infection came back with a vengeance. After a poor season last year, he’s back with a vengeance.
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