vengeance

🇬🇧 UK/'vendʒәns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Punishment or harm inflicted on someone in return for a wrong they have done; revenge.

复仇,报仇,报复

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
vengeroot
+
anceact, process, state
=vengeance

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The widow sought vengeance against those who had murdered her husband.

  • 2.

    He vowed vengeance after discovering the betrayal of his closest friend.

  • 3.

    The warrior's thirst for vengeance consumed his every waking moment.

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