re-venge / rəˈvenj
noun
an act or instance of retaliation against someone for a wrong they committed Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. Edwin Hubbell Chapin, 1814-1880 a desire for retribution Revenge is the easiest of emotions to understand and to manipulate. David Anthony Durham, 1969- an opportunity for satisfaction I took revenge on hardship from my earlier life by forgetting it. Alija Izetbegovic, 1925-2003 verb to exact punishment or vengeance “Fool that I am,” said he, “that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself.” From ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ by Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870