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vengeance

/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ noun C1
  1. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Desire for revenge. (countable, uncountable)

Plural vengeances

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Douglas, blows his head nearly off with this weapon, and escapes by wading the moat, after leaving a card beside the dead man, which will, when mentioned in the papers, tell other members of the society that vengeance has been done.
The Valley of Fear, p. 45 · C1
we are going to hear some news now with a vengeance!
A Study in Scarlet, p. 57 · B2
But when Napoleon returned to Paris, Danglars’ heart failed him, and he lived in constant fear of Dantès’ return on a mission of vengeance.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 125 · C1
Only, during the respite the absence of his rival afforded him, he reflected, partly on the means of deceiving Mercédès as to the cause of his absence, partly on plans of emigration and abduction, as from time to time he sat sad and motionless on the summit of Cape Pharo, at the spot from whence Marseilles and the Catalans are visible, watching for the apparition of a young and handsome man, who was for him also the messenger of vengeance.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 126 · C1

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