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Revenge vs Vindication - What's the difference?

revenge | vindication |

As nouns the difference between revenge and vindication

is that revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice while vindication is the act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.

As a verb revenge

is to take one's revenge (on or upon) someone.

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.

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    vindication

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of vindicating]] or the state of being [[vindicate, vindicated.
  • Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.