Words / C1

ri-VENJ/rɪˈvendʒ/

Revenge is harm done because of harm received: take revenge, an act of revenge. Retaliate (this batch) is the verb of hitting back, often more official; forgiveness sits opposite. A leak is a breach, not a plot twist about tone.

Meaning

Harm done to someone because they have harmed you; also (verb) to take that harm.

Examples

• “A leaked n is not revenge for a disliked tone; it is a breach.”
• “Retaliate is this batch. Vengeance is hotter and literary. Tone is colour. A forward is a timestamp. Log the breach; save the novel for the train.”

Good to know

Harm in return for harm. Verb cousin: retaliate (this batch). A leak is a breach, not payback for tone.

Near in meaning

vengeance

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