Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "revenge" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

even score settle score

Causes Desire

commit murder write

Derived Terms

Montezuma's revenge Pharaoh's revenge nonrevenge prevenge revenge buying revenge drama revenge is a dish best served cold revenge is sweet revenge porn revenge quitting revenge shopping revenge spending revenge tragedy revenge travel revengeable revengeance revengeful revengeless revengement revenger revengingly revengism unrevenged unrevenging

Etymologically Related To

avenge vengeance

Context

competition

Has Property

fitting if not destructive

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

getting even paying back penalise penalize punish return

Type Of (IsA)

not worth price television season

Manner Of

punish

Related Terms

avenge forgiveness get back at somebody get one's own back retaliate revanche vendetta venge vengeance

Related Terms

avenge back get back get back at get one's own back getting getting back harm injustice pay pay back retaliate retaliatory vendetta vengeance

Synonym Network

avenge payback repay retaliation

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