n.
retaliation for an injury or wrong.
▸the desire to repay an injury or wrong.
v.
(
revenge oneself or be revenged)
chiefly literary inflict revenge for an injury or wrong done to oneself.
▸inflict revenge on behalf of (someone else).
▸inflict revenge for (a wrong or injury).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. revencher, from late L. revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.
