VENGEANCE


Meaning of VENGEANCE in English

1.

Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you.

He swore ~ on everyone involved in the murder...

= revenge

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If you say that something happens with a ~, you are emphasizing that it happens to a much greater extent than was expected.

It began to rain again with a ~...

PHRASE: PHR after v emphasis

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