Definitions for vengeance
ˈvɛn dʒənsvengeance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. vengeance, retribution, paybacknoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.8 / 5 votes

1. vengeancenoun

   Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vengeance

   Vengeance is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and produced by Arif Mardin. The song served as the lead single from Simon's eighth studio album Spy. The single was a moderate success on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking right under the Top 40 at #48. Simon received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1980, the first year to feature this category. Simon included the track on her two disc career compilation set Anthology (2002). Simon made a music video for the song, and MTV later used a clip from it in a commercial that enticed viewers to get stereo sound on their Television sets. The promotional clip was also chosen by Pioneer Electronics to be part of their first demo disc for its then-new LaserDisc player.

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1. vengeance

   Vengeance refers to the act of seeking retribution or recompense for a perceived wrong or injustice. It involves a strong desire to harm or hurt someone as a way of obtaining personal satisfaction or the restoration of justice, often through aggressive or retaliatory actions. Vengeance typically stems from deep feelings of anger, resentment, or a desire for vindication.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Vengeancenoun

   punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge

2. Vengeancenoun

   harm; mischief

3. Etymology: [F. vengeance, fr. venger to avenge, L. vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge, fr. vindex a claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Avenge, Revenge, Vindicate.]

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1. • Retaliation

How to pronounce vengeance?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vengeance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vengeance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of vengeance in a Sentence

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   Trump gratuitously went after a Latina, woman governor, popular, and the chairman of the governors’ association. As a matter of what looked like vengeance. It makes no sense politically.

2. Lyla June Johnston:

   A movement that begs for vengeance disguised as justice will not be as constructive or strong as beautiful as the movement that begs for peace!

3. Jim Bridenstine:

   The American space program is coming back. It's coming back with a vengeance, we all love Apollo. But in the Artemis program we go to the moon sustainably, and this time we have a very diverse, highly qualified astronaut corps that includes women.

4. Terry Goodkind, "Blood of the Fold":

   But if used for retribution, magic is vengeance incarnate.

5. Dawn Manteufel:

   It hit him with a vengeance, just bruising all over him. Looked like somebody beat him up with a baseball bat.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vengeance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vengeance
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengeance
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeance