Reciprocity vs Revenge - What's the difference?
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The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
A reciprocal relationship.
A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations.
(psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.
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.
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*:“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 ”.
(reflexive) To take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.
* Shakespeare
To take for (a particular harmful action), to avenge.
* Ld. Berners
* Dryden
(archaic) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between reciprocity and revenge
is that reciprocity is the characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people while revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.As a verb revenge is
to take one's revenge (on or upon) someone.reciprocity
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Noun
(reciprocity)- In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.
revenge
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(wikipedia revenge)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* payback, wreak * See alsoDerived terms
* Montezuma's revenge * revengeful * revenge is a dish best served cold * revengement * revengerSee also
* vendetta * avenge * vengeance * get one's own back * get back at somebody * retaliateVerb
- Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, / Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.
- to revenge the death of our fathers
- 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.
- A bird that will revenge upon you all.