revenge

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

revenges

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.
Đồng nghĩa: payback, wreak
2.
(uncountable, usually)A win by a previous loser.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

revenges

V_ing/Gerund

revenging

V_ed/pp

revenged

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.
2.
(reflexive, transitive)To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
3.
(archaic, intransitive)To take vengeance; to revenge itself.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

payback wreak

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by revènge (revenge, comeback), from revenir to come back), a variant of revancher (whence deverbal revanche), from revenchier.