Warfare vs Revenge - What's the difference?
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The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
* Bible, 1 Sam. xxviii. 1
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
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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 warfare and revenge
is that warfare is the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy while revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.As verbs the difference between warfare and revenge
is that warfare is to lead a military life; to carry on continual wars while revenge is (reflexive) to take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.warfare
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Noun
(en-noun)- The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare , to fight with Israel.
Derived terms
* antiwarfare * asymmetric warfare * biological warfare * chemical warfare * class warfare * conventional warfare * cyberwarfare * e-warfare * electronic warfare * germ warfare * guerrilla warfare * information warfare * open warfare * psychological warfare * siege warfare * spiritual warfare * trench warfare * warfarerVerb
(warfar)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.