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Revenge vs Bewreak - What's the difference?

revenge | bewreak |

In transitive terms the difference between revenge and bewreak

is that revenge is to take revenge for (a particular harmful action), to avenge while bewreak is to give vent in action to (incensed feelings).

As verbs the difference between revenge and bewreak

is that revenge is to take one's revenge (on or upon) someone while bewreak is to avenge; revenge.

As a noun revenge

is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.

revenge

English

(wikipedia revenge)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.
  • (label) A win by the previous loser.
  • *
  • *:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge ”.

    • Synonyms

    * payback, wreak * See also

    Derived terms

    * Montezuma's revenge * revengeful * revenge is a dish best served cold * revengement * revenger

    See also

    * vendetta * avenge * vengeance * get one's own back * get back at somebody * retaliate

    Verb

  • (reflexive) To take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, / Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.
  • To take for (a particular harmful action), to avenge.
  • * Ld. Berners
    • to revenge the death of our fathers
  • * Dryden
    • The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.
    Arsenal revenged its loss to Manchester United last time with a 5-0 drubbing this time.
  • (archaic) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A bird that will revenge upon you all.

    Anagrams

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    bewreak

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bewreke

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To avenge; revenge.
    • Gemoted warriours to bewrecke her bedde'' — Thomas Chatterton, ''The Rowley Poems , 1778
  • To give vent in action to (incensed feelings).