revenge

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

   “Indifference is the sweetest revenge.”

   “When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.”

   “After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.”

2. (uncountable, usually)A win by a previous loser.

   ““I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.”

   “CHAOTICA: Arachnia, death as you know it has no hold on me. My defeat is but a temporary setback. I shall return to seek my revenge. JANEWAY: He doesn't give up, does he? PARIS: They never do. CHAOTICA: Our love was not meant to be, my Queen. But be warned. You have not seen the last of (gurgle) Chaotica.”

verb

1. (transitive)To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.

   “Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.”

   “The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.”

   “to revenge the death of our fathers”

   “However, my veneration for that illustrious man was so great, that on the night when he died, I revenged him finely on his two principal enemies.”

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

   “Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.”

3. (archaic, intransitive)To take vengeance; to revenge itself.

   “a bird that will revenge upon you all”

   “Count it not hard henceforth, when thou dost hear That a just vengeance was by righteous court Justly reveng'd. […]”