vengeance

n.
Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.

idiom:

with a vengeance

1. With great violence or force.
2. To an extreme degree: December has turned cold with a vengeance.

[Middle English, from Old French, from vengier, to avenge, from Latin vindicāre. See vindicate.]

noun

The act of retaliating: counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, reciprocation, reprisal, requital, retaliation, retribution, revenge, tit for tat. Idioms: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like, measure for measure. See attack/defend, forgiveness/vindictiveness.

n

Definition: retaliation for another's act
Antonyms: forgiveness, pardon

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IN BRIEF: Punishment in return for harm done.

Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

Quotes:

"Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord." - Bible

"Vengeance has no foresight." - Napoleon Bonaparte

"Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance." - Winston Churchill

"It is better to receive than to do injury." - Marcus T. Cicero

"The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form." - Delsarte

"Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow." - John Ford

See more famous quotes about Vengeance

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Common misspelling(s) of vengeance

• vengance
• vengence

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hævn

idioms:

• with a vengeance    så det forslår

Nederlands (Dutch)
wraak

Français (French)
n. - vengeance

idioms:

• with a vengeance    de plus belle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rache, Vergeltung

idioms:

• with a vengeance    (ugs.) gewaltig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκδίκηση, μνησικακία, άχτι

idioms:

• with a vengeance    μανιωδώς, μανιασμένα, μετά μανίας, (καθομ.) (και) με το παραπάνω

Italiano (Italian)
vendetta

idioms:

• with a vengeance    a oltranza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vingança (f)

idioms:

• with a vengeance    violentamente

Русский (Russian)
месть, возмездие

idioms:

• with a vengeance    с лихвой, сильно, с проклятиями

Español (Spanish)
n. - venganza

idioms:

• with a vengeance    de verdad, con creces, con ganas, con mayor intensidad que la esperada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hämnd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
复仇, 报仇

idioms:

• with a vengeance    猛烈地, 极度地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 復仇, 報仇

idioms:

• with a vengeance    猛烈地, 極度地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 복수, 복수의 기회

idioms:

• with a vengeance    심하게, 맹렬히, 격심하게

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 復讐

idioms:

• with a vengeance    激しく, 極端に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثار, انتقام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקמה‬

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