Meaning & Definition of Vengeance in English
English⟶
Vengeance
/vɛnʤəns/
noun
1. The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- "Vengeance is mine
- I will repay, saith the lord"--romans 12:19
- "For vengeance i would do nothing. this nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--james garfield
- "He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"
- "The swiftness of divine retribution"
synonym:
- vengeance,
- retribution,
- payback