vengeance: Word of the Day

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vengeance  (vĕn'jəns)

Pronounced: click here

 
Function: noun [noncount]
 
Meaning:
: harm done to someone as punishment for an injury or offense they have done to someone else : revenge
Examples:
<The fire was set as an act of vengeance.>
<He swore vengeance against his son's kidnapper.>
<Angry protesters wanted to inflict vengeance on the killer.>
 
Idiom:
with a vengeance
Meaning:
: with great force or effort
Examples:
<After losing the first three games, the team came back with a vengeance to win the next four.>
<She set to work with a vengeance and finished the job in two hours.>  
 
 
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