vengeance
infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance.
the desire for revenge: a man full of vengeance.
Obsolete. hurt; injury.
Obsolete. curse; imprecation.
Idioms about vengeance
with a vengeance,
with force or violence.
greatly; extremely.
to an unreasonable, excessive, or surprising degree: He attacked the job with a vengeance.
Origin of vengeance
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How to use vengeance in a sentence
“Worry is back with a vengeance,” said Grant Steadman, president of North America for Dunnhumby, in a press release.
Americans are more worried than ever about coronavirus—but are doing less to combat it | Beth Kowitt | December 17, 2020 | FortuneIn that pocket, tree limbs snapped with a vengeance, creating 100,000 power outages.
Ice storms: Inside wintertime’s dreaded, frozen mess | Jeffrey Halverson | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostEzio Auditore’s initial arc is one of vengeance, but we see him grow beyond that.
All the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games, ranked | Elise Favis, Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostA strict lockdown successfully contained the disease, but it came back with a vengeance in the fall.
50 million world Covid-19 cases: The biggest outbreaks, explained | Christina Animashaun | November 9, 2020 | VoxHe’s a relentless force of holy retribution, mysterious in his origins and unrelenting in his taste for vengeance against the demons who’ve wronged him.
But all these groups are reaching a point where vengeance takes priority over politics or, much less, public relations.
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S. | Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite a dizzying number of women coming forward against her husband, Camille Cosby refuses to sharpen her blade of vengeance.
U.S. airstrikes continue, but militants from the so-called Islamic State are still attacking with a vengeance on every front.
In January, if the GOP wins Senate control, he will go after Obama and the EPA with a vengeance.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, there is at least a sense that security is back on the agenda with a vengeance.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin | Leo Cendrowicz | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe could not bear to open his dreadful situation to his Uncle David, nor to kill himself, nor to defy the vengeance of Longcluse.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIf he had set out to arouse emotion in these two sluggish breasts he had done so with a vengeance.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for vengeance
/ (ˈvɛndʒəns) /
the act of or desire for taking revenge; retributive punishment
with a vengeance (intensifier): the 70's have returned with a vengeance
Origin of vengeance
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with vengeance
see with a vengeance.
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