revenge

English Thesaurus

1. action taken in return for an injury or offense (noun.act)

hypernym	:	getting even, paying back, return,
definition	:	a reciprocal group action (noun.act)

hyponym	:	payback, retribution, vengeance,
definition	:	the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life (noun.act)

hyponym	:	reprisal,
definition	:	a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime (noun.act)

2. take revenge for a perceived wrong (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	penalise, penalize, punish,
definition	:	impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on (verb.social)

hyponym	:	get back, get even,
definition	:	take revenge or even out a score (verb.competition)

3. action taken in return for an injury or offense (noun.act)

derivation	:	retaliate, strike back,
definition	:	make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil (verb.competition)

derivation	:	avenge, retaliate, revenge,
definition	:	take revenge for a perceived wrong (verb.competition)

4. take revenge for a perceived wrong (verb.competition)

derivation	:	retaliation, revenge,
definition	:	action taken in return for an injury or offense (noun.act)

derivation	:	avenger, retaliator,
definition	:	someone who takes vengeance (noun.person)

derivation	:	relatiative, retaliatory, retributive, retributory, vindicatory,
definition	:	of or relating to or having the nature of retribution (adj.all)

5. action taken in return for an injury or offense (noun.act)

derivation	:	retaliate, strike back,
definition	:	make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil (verb.competition)

derivation	:	avenge, retaliate, revenge,
definition	:	take revenge for a perceived wrong (verb.competition)

6. take revenge for a perceived wrong (verb.competition)

derivation	:	retaliation, revenge,
definition	:	action taken in return for an injury or offense (noun.act)

derivation	:	avenger, retaliator,
definition	:	someone who takes vengeance (noun.person)

derivation	:	relatiative, retaliatory, retributive, retributory, vindicatory,
definition	:	of or relating to or having the nature of retribution (adj.all)