1. Action taken in return for an injury or offence
   "She plotted her revenge against those who had wronged her";
   - retaliation

1. Take revenge for a perceived wrong
   "He revenged his brother's death";
   - avenge, retaliate

Derived forms: revenged, revenges, revenging

See also: avenged, unavenged

Type of: getting even, paying back, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, return, sanction

Encyclopedia: Revenge