English-Thai Dictionary

vengeance

N การแก้แค้น  การ ล้างแค้น  การ อาฆาต  ความพยาบาท  revenge retribution forgiveness mercy reconciliation kan–kae-kaen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENGEANCE

n.venj'ance. [L. vindico.] The infliction of pain on another, in return for an injury or offense. Such infliction, when it proceeds from malice or more resentment, and is not necessary for the purposes of justice, is revenge, and a most heinous crime. When such infliction proceeds from a mere love of justice, and the necessity of punishing offenders for the support of the laws, it is vengeance, and is warrantable and just. In this case, vengeance is a just retribution, recompense or punishment. In this latter sense the word is used in Scripture, and frequently applied to the punishments inflicted by God on sinners.
To me belongeth vengeance and recompense. Deuteronomy 32:35.
The Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries. Nahum 1:2.
With a vengeance, in familiar language, signifies with great violence or vehemence; as, to strike one with a vengeance.
Formerly, what a vengeance, was a phrase used for what emphatical.
But what a vengeance makes thee fly?

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENGEANCE

Venge "ance, n. Etym: [F. vengeance, fr. venger to avenge, L.vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge, fr. vindex a claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Avenge, Revenge, Vindicate. ]

 

1. Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge. To me belongeth vengeance and recompense. Deut. xxxii. 35.To execute fierce vengeance on his foes. Milton.

 

2. Harm; mischief. [Obs. ] Shak. What a vengeance, or What the vengeance, what! -- emphatically. [Obs. ] "But what a vengeance makes thee fly! " Hudibras. "What the vengeance! Could he not speak 'em fair " Shak. -- With a vengeance, with great violence; as, to strike with a vengeance. [Colloq. ]

 

VENGEANCELY

VENGEANCELY Venge "ance *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Extremely; excessively. [Obs. ] "He loves that vengeancely. " Beau. & Fl.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vengeance

venge ance |ˈvenjəns ˈvɛnʤəns | ▶noun punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. PHRASES with a vengeance used to emphasize the degree to which something occurs or is true: her headache was back with a vengeance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

vengeance

vengeance |ˈvɛn (d )ʒ (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong: voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians. PHRASES with a vengeance used to emphasize the degree to which something occurs or is true: her headache was back with a vengeance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vengeance

vengeance noun your appetite for vengeance has destroyed your life: revenge, retribution, retaliation, payback, requital, reprisal, satisfaction, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth ).PHRASES with a vengeance she returned to the stage with a vengeance: vigorously, strenuously, energetically, with a will, with all the stops out, for all one is worth, all out, flat out, at full tilt; informal hammer and tongs, like crazy, like mad, like gangbusters.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vengeance

vengeance noun he demanded vengeance for the murder of his father: revenge, avengement, retribution, retributive justice, retaliation, requital, reprisal; counterstroke, comeback, nemesis, satisfaction, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth ), tit for tat, measure for measure, blow for blow; Latin quid pro quo, lex talionis; informal comeuppance, a taste of one's own medicine; rare ultion, a Roland for an Oliver. PHRASES with a vengeance she set to work with a vengeance: vigorously, strenuously, energetically, with a will, with might and main, with all the stops out, for all one is worth, to the utmost, to the greatest extreme, to the full, to the limit, all out, flat out, at full tilt; powerfully, strongly, forcefully, violently, vehemently, furiously, wildly, madly; informal hammer and tongs, like crazy, like mad; Brit. informal like billy-o.

 

French Dictionary

vengeance

vengeance n. f. nom féminin Désir de se venger en châtiant l ’auteur de l ’offense subie. : La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid. LOCUTION Par vengeance Dans l ’intention de se venger. : Ils l ’ont dénoncé par vengeance. Note Orthographique v e ng ea nce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vengeance

venge ance /vén (d )ʒ (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠〖時にa ～〗【人への /事に対する 】復讐 （ふくしゆう ）, かたき討ち, 報復 «on, upon /for » (!自分 身内 友人などの被害に対する復讐 [報復 ]をいう; →revenge ) ▸ carry out [exercise, wreak ] one's vengeance 復讐を遂げる ▸ take [lay ] vengeance upon the enemy 敵に報復する ▸ The prince swore vengeance against his enemy .王子は敵に復讐を誓った .with a v é ngeance ｟くだけて ｠(予想以上に )激しく, ひどく ; 猛烈に ; 徹底的に ; まったく ▸ The rain came down with a vengeance .雨がどしゃ降りになった .