revenge

🇺🇸 /rɪˈvendʒ/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈvendʒ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

hurting someone because they hurt you first

He wanted revenge after they insulted him.

R

beating someone who beat you before

Winning this game was sweet revenge for our last loss.

translation

n. hurting someone because they hurt you first; beating someone who beat you before

Word Forms

Plural revenges