vengeance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ en-us-vengeance.ogg

vengeance vengeances vengeaunce

From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.

reprisal retaliation retribution revenge wreak

reconciliation

venge vengeful venger

belly vengeance pinch-belly vengeance whip-belly vengeance whistle-belly vengeance with a vengeance

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