Avenge vs. Revenge

Avengenoun

A vengeance; a revenge.

Avengeverb

(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

Avengeverb

To take vengeance.

Avengeverb

(archaic) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Avengeverb

To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

Avengeverb

To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Avengeverb

To take vengeance.

Avengenoun

Vengeance; revenge.

Avengeverb

take revenge for a perceived wrong;

Avengeverb

inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)

Avengeverb

inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong on behalf of (oneself or another)

Revengenoun

Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.

Revengenoun

(competition) A win by the previous loser.

Revengeverb

(reflexive) To take one's revenge (on or upon) someone.

Revengeverb

(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action), to avenge.

Revengeverb

To take vengeance; to revenge itself.

Revengeverb

To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; - followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.

Revengeverb

To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.

Revengeverb

To take vengeance; - with

Revengenoun

The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil.

Revengenoun

The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.

Revengenoun

action taken in return for an injury or offense

Revengeverb

take revenge for a perceived wrong;

Revenge

Revenge is defined as the act of committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of that "does...