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Definition of vengeance noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

vengeance

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈvɛndʒəns//
 
[uncountable] (formal)
 
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  • the act of punishing or harming someone in return for what they have done to you, your family, or your friends synonym revenge a desire for vengeance vengeance on/upon somebody to take vengeance on someone He swore vengeance on his child's killer.
    • Idioms
    with a vengeance (informal)
     
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    to a greater degree than is expected or usual She set to work with a vengeance. After two days the infection came back with a vengeance. After a poor season last year, he's back with a vengeance.
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