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Noun Concept

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vengeance retribution payback reprisal retaliation

The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life WordNet 3.0

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The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator. OmegaWiki

An act of revenge. Wiktionary

Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord WordNet 3.0

For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge WordNet 3.0

He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The swiftness of divine retribution WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Vengeance is mine Open English WordNet

I will repay, saith the Lord - The Bible, Romans 12:19 Open English WordNet

For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge - James Garfield Open English WordNet

They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback. Wiktionary

IS A

retaliation

DERIVATION

pay back

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

vengeance, retribution, payback

Wiktionary

payback

OmegaWiki

reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance

Wikipedia Redirections

retribution (punishment), vengeance (concept)