Revenge
/rɪˈvɛndʒ/noun
The act of inflicting harm or punishment in return for an injury or wrong.
Did you know?In Old French, the word carried the force of exacting a wrong back onto someone, and English kept that retaliatory energy all the way into today.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vindicare
“to claim, avenge, or set free; to assert a right”
Old French
Old French
revenger
“to avenge, take vengeance for”
Middle English
English
revenge
“to avenge oneself or another; to retaliate”
Modern English
English
revenge
“the act of retaliating for a perceived wrong”