the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; --Romans 12:19; --James Garfield
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈɛndʒəns/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈɛndʒəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈɛndʒəns/
2 syllablesSay it as /vˈɛndʒəns/.
Examples
Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord
For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; --Romans 12:19; --James Garfield
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
Word Forms
pay back
verb
take vengeance on or get even
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rache
der Akt der Rache (jemandem Schaden zufügen als Vergeltung für etwas Schädliches, das er getan hat), insbesondere im nächsten Leben; --Römer 12:19; --James Garfield
🇪🇸Spanish
venganza
el acto de vengarse (dañar a alguien en represalia por algo dañino que ha hecho), especialmente en la próxima vida; --Romanos 12:19; --James Garfield
🇮🇹Italian
vendetta
l'atto di vendicarsi (fare del male a qualcuno come ritorsione per qualcosa di dannoso che ha fatto) soprattutto nella prossima vita; --Romani 12:19; --James Garfield
🇳🇱Dutch
wraak
de daad van het nemen van wraak (iemand kwaad doen als vergelding voor iets schadelijks dat hij of zij heeft gedaan), vooral in het volgende leven; --Romeinen 12:19; --James Garfield
🇵🇹Portuguese
vingança
o ato de vingança (prejudicar alguém em retaliação por algo prejudicial que fez), especialmente na próxima vida; --Romanos 12:19; --James Garfield
🇷🇺Russian
месть
акт мести (причинение вреда кому-либо в отместку за что-то вредное, что он сделал), особенно в следующей жизни; --Римлянам 12:19; --Джеймс Гарфилд
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रतिशोध
बदला लेने का कार्य (किसी को उसके द्वारा किए गए किसी हानिकारक कार्य के प्रतिशोध में नुकसान पहुंचाना) विशेष रूप से अगले जीवन में; --रोमियों 12:19; --जेम्स गारफ़ील्ड
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতিশোধ
বিশেষ করে পরবর্তী জীবনে প্রতিশোধ নেওয়ার কাজ (কারও ক্ষতিকর কিছুর প্রতিশোধ নেওয়ার জন্য ক্ষতি করা) --রোমীয় 12:19; --জেমস গারফিল্ড
🇮🇳Tamil
பழிவாங்கும்
குறிப்பாக அடுத்த ஜென்மத்தில் பழிவாங்கும் செயல் (ஒருவருக்கு அவர்கள் செய்த தீங்கு விளைவிப்பதற்காக பழிவாங்குவது); --ரோமர் 12:19; --ஜேம்ஸ் கார்பீல்ட்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతీకారం
ముఖ్యంగా తదుపరి జీవితంలో ప్రతీకారం తీర్చుకునే చర్య (ఎవరైనా వారు చేసిన హానికరమైన దానికి ప్రతీకారంగా వారికి హాని కలిగించడం); --రోమీయులు 12:19; --జేమ్స్ గార్ఫీల్డ్
🇮🇳Marathi
सूड
बदला घेण्याची कृती (त्यांनी केलेल्या एखाद्या हानिकारक गोष्टीचा बदला म्हणून एखाद्याला इजा करणे) विशेषत: पुढील आयुष्यात; --रोमकर १२:१९; --जेम्स गारफिल्ड
🇮🇳Gujarati
વેર
બદલો લેવાની ક્રિયા (તેમણે કરેલા હાનિકારક માટે બદલો લેવા માટે કોઈને નુકસાન પહોંચાડવું) ખાસ કરીને આગામી જીવનમાં; --રોમનો 12:19; --જેમ્સ ગારફિલ્ડ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ
ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇಡು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅವರು ಮಾಡಿದ ಹಾನಿಕಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರವಾಗಿ ಹಾನಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು); --ರೋಮನ್ನರು 12:19; --ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಗಾರ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതികാരം
പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (ആരെയെങ്കിലും അവർ ചെയ്ത ദോഷകരമായ കാര്യത്തിന് പ്രതികാരമായി ദ്രോഹിക്കുക) പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അടുത്ത ജീവിതത്തിൽ; --റോമർ 12:19; --ജെയിംസ് ഗാർഫീൽഡ്
tindakan membalas dendam (merugikan seseorang sebagai pembalasan atas sesuatu yang merugikan yang telah mereka lakukan) terutama di kehidupan selanjutnya; --Roma 12:19; --James Garfield
🇵🇭Filipino
paghihiganti
ang pagkilos ng paghihiganti (pananakit sa isang tao bilang ganti sa isang bagay na nakapipinsalang ginawa nila) lalo na sa kabilang buhay; --Roma 12:19; --James Garfield
🇲🇾Malay
dendam
tindakan membalas dendam (mencederakan seseorang sebagai balasan atas sesuatu yang berbahaya yang telah mereka lakukan) terutamanya dalam kehidupan seterusnya; --Roma 12:19; --James Garfield
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الانتقام
فعل الانتقام (إيذاء شخص ما انتقاما لشيء ضار ارتكبه) وخاصة في الحياة القادمة؛ --رومية 12: 19؛ --جيمس جارفيلد
🇮🇷Persian
انتقام گرفتن
عمل انتقام گرفتن (آزار رساندن به کسی به انتقام کاری زیانباری که انجام داده است) به ویژه در زندگی آخرت. -- رومیان 12:19؛ --جیمز گارفیلد
🇹🇷Turkish
intikam
özellikle sonraki hayatta intikam alma eylemi (yaptığı zararlı bir şeye misilleme olarak birine zarar vermek); --Romalılar 12:19; --James Garfield
🇮🇱Hebrew
נְקָמָה
פעולת נקמה (פגיעה במישהו כנקמה על משהו מזיק שהוא עשה) במיוחד בחיים הבאים; --רומים יב:19; --ג'יימס גארפילד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vengeance'?
The primary meaning of 'vengeance' is 'the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; --Romans 12:19; --James Garfield'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vengeance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vengeance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vengeance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vengeance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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