noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/
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rhymes with -ɛnd͡ʒəns
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Desire for revenge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life--Romans 12:19--James Garfield
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord
For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge
he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
the swiftness of divine retribution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retribution, payback
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: retaliation, revenge
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ثَأْر
(ṯaʔr)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Arabic:
اِنْتِقَام
(intiqām)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Armenian:
վրեժ
(vrež)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Bulgarian:
отмъщение
(otmǎštenie)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Catalan:
venjança
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Chinese Mandarin:
復仇 /复仇
(fùchóu)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Cornish:
venjyans
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Czech:
pomsta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Czech:
odplata
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Danish:
hævn
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Dutch:
vendetta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Dutch:
vergelding
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Dutch:
wraak
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Esperanto:
venĝo
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Estonian:
kättemaks
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Faroese:
hevnd
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Finnish:
kosto
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
French:
vengeance
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Galician:
vinganza
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Georgian:
შურისძიება
(šurisʒieba)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Georgian:
შურისგება
(šurisgeba)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
German:
Rache
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
German:
Vergeltung
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Gothic:
𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄
(fraweit)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Greek:
εκδίκηση
(ekdíkisi)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Greek:
αντίποινα
(antípoina)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Greek:
αντεκδίκηση
(antekdíkisi)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Ancient Greek:
τιμωρία
(timōría)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Hebrew:
נקמה
(nekamá)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Hindi:
प्रतिशोध
(pratiśodh)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Hungarian:
bosszú
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Ido:
venjo
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Indonesian:
balas dendam
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Irish:
agairt
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Irish:
díoltas
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Italian:
vendetta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Italian:
rivalsa
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Italian:
rappresaglia
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Italian:
ritorsione
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Japanese:
復讐
(fukushū)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Korean:
복수
(boksu)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Latin:
ultiō
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Latvian:
atriebība
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Macedonian:
одмазда
(odmazda)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Malay:
balas dendam
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Malayalam:
പ്രതികാരം
(pratikāraṁ)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Maltese:
vendetta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Maltese:
tpattija
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Māori:
ngaki
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Māori:
ngakinga
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Māori:
whakakaitoa
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Occitan:
venjança
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Ossetian:
маст исын
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Persian:
انتقام
(enteqâm)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Plautdietsch:
Rach
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Polish:
odwet
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Polish:
pomsta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Polish:
zemsta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Portuguese:
vingança
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Romanian:
răzbunare
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Russian:
месть
(mestʹ)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Russian:
мще́ние
(mščénije)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Russian:
воздая́ние
(vozdajánije)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Russian:
рева́нш
(revánš)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Scottish Gaelic:
dìoghaltas
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Scottish Gaelic:
aicheamhail
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Slovak:
pomsta
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Spanish:
venganza
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Swedish:
hämnd
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Turkish:
intikam
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Turkish:
öç
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Ukrainian:
по́мста
(pómsta)
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
Vietnamese:
sự trả thù
— revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong
