revenge
English
/ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/
noun
Definitions
- Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived perceived harm or injustice.
- A win by a previous loser.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French revenge derived from Old French revengier derived from Old Occitan revènge (comeback, revenge) derived from Latin vindicō.
Origin
Latin
vindicō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- revengeable English
- revengeful English
- revengefully English
- revengefulness English
- revengeless English
- revengelessness English
- revengement English
- revenger English
- revengeress English
- revengism English
- unrevengeful English
- vengement English
- revindico Latin
- vindicatio Latin
- vindicator Latin
- vindicium Latin
- vindicāre Latin
- vindicō Latin
- revanche French
- vengeance French
- venger French
- vengeresse French
- vengeur French
- revancha Spanish, Castilian
- revanchismo Spanish, Castilian
- revanchista Spanish, Castilian
- avengier Old French
- revengier Old French
- vengement Old French
- vengier Old French
- venjance Old French
- venĝi Esperanto
- vengi Norman
- revenge Middle French
- venger Middle French
- vengier Middle French
- vindic Aromanian
- revènge Old Occitan
- vengé Louisiana Creole French