Vengeance — synonyms, definition

1. vengeance (Noun)

acerbity acrimony animosity antipathy bitterness enmity hatred hostility ill will malevolence payback rancor reprisal requital resentment retaliation retribution revenge spite venom

vengeance (Noun) — The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. ex. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" ex. "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge" ex. "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"

retaliation revenge