Vengeance

Word VENGEANCE
Character 9
Hyphenation venge ance
Pronunciations /ˈvɛnˌdʒəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Vengeance"

What do we mean by vengeance?

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

(with a vengeance) With great violence or force. idiom

(with a vengeance) To an extreme degree. idiom

Extremely; very.

Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense. noun

Harm, mischief, or evil generally: formerly often used as an imprecation, especially in the phrase what a (the) vengeance! noun

Synonyms 1. Retribution, Retaliation, etc. See revenge. noun

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

Harm; mischief. noun

What! -- emphatically. noun

With even greater intensity. noun

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

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

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

Desire for revenge.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vengeance

The word "vengeance" in example sentences

And 'vengeance' is used by the highest authorities. ❋ Laban (2005)

This assigns the reason why He has thus destroyed the foe (Zep 3: 8). my redeemed -- My people to be redeemed. day ... year -- here, as in Isa 34: 8; 61: 2, the time of "vengeance" is described as a "day"; that of grace and of "recompense" to the ❋ Unknown (1871)

All that stands between the Foolkiller and vengeance is 98 pounds of pure, unadulterated mean. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After the initial titillation of getting away with something so devious in the name of vengeance, it is likely that I -or anyone for that matter- would be spending the next few weeks peeking out the window to see if the cops had shown up yet. ❋ Hayley Rose Horzepa (2011)

I saw tremendous tessellated pools of anger, inexplicable rage, one that said - vengeance is my outlet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, any girls in high school or college or in any such situation remember vengeance is best served cold. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Avenging something or someone implies that you have been a victim of outrages and vengeance is required. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Or, it perpetuates a cycle of violence in which every act of vengeance is seen as a new justification for reaction, inciting rather than deterring future offenses against you and your family. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's not at all clear that vengeance is well suited to providing deterrence and protection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not that they deserve it, but to do otherwise would show a lack of grace, and vengeance is a trait only reserved for the weak. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have learned to put my trust in God because he says vengeance is mine, and sometimes we have to step back and let faith take its course. ❋ Unknown (2010)

January 21, 2010 10: 18 AM vengeance is mine said ... awesome! even tho i'm a huge fan of crom (us) i've never seen a lot of that merch. thx for the shout out! ❋ Cromsblood (2010)

As well, on some level, appealing to courts rather than to arms functions as a regulatory mechanism for vengeance by allowing courts to make sure that the first and second problems mentioned don't happen and thus vengeance is justified upon a utilitarian basis as I imagine that revenge seeking individuals would be more prone to irrationality than the average population. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although the Lord takes vengeance on unbridled domination, let us not therefore suppose that that vengeance is committed to us, to whom no command has been given but to obey and suffer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

November 18, 2009 5: 55 PM vengeance is mine said ... pretty dope yet another blog to follow ❋ Cromsblood (2009)

I believe that the positive externality provided by justice/vengeance is to deter future crimes by others and to protect innocents against this particular criminal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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