Last week I wrote a review on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumàs. This riveting story of revenge gave me an idea : to write an entry about vocabulary of revenge, since there are many different words and expressions in English to express revenge. Anyway, if you want to catch up on your vindictive vocabulary, this is definitely your entry ! Let's begin :
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Vengeance
Vendetta
Payback (metaphorical. If someone does something bad to you you can pay him back, how interesting !)
Retaliation
Counterattack
Reprisal
Revenge verbs and actions
Avenge someone
Retaliate
Counterattack
Strike back
Hit back
Get back at somebody (for something)
Pay someone back (for an offense)
Revenge collocations :
Take revenge on someone
Wreak revenge on somebody
Get revenge
Seek revenge
Avenge a grievance or an injury
Run / pursue vendetta against someone
Revenge idioms and expressions
- "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." (By Confucius)
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- Settle the score / Get even : When you punish someone after they did something bad to you, e.g. You embarrassed me in front of the class and now I embarrased you in front of your family. We got even / I settled the score.
- Spill blood : To kill or hurt people (out of a vengeful action)
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Revenge adjectives
Vengeful
Vindictive
Hate-like words
Grudge
Resentment
Hatred
Scorn
Rancor
Bitterness
Enmity
Antagonism
Disdain
Hate collocations
Bear grudge against someone
Hold grudge against someone
Harbour a grudge against someone
Harbour resentment towards someone
Hate verbs
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Despise someone
Loathe someone
Detest someone
Begrudge someone
Resent someone
Envy someone
Abhor someone
Scorn someone
Adjectives related to hate
Scornful
Loathsome
Abhorrent
Resentful
Envious
Disdainful
Hateful
Idioms and expressions related to hate
- To be green with envy : To be really envious of someone, for instance, The Thompson's are rich, I am green with envy ! They are really lucky !
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- To see red : To be furious at someone. Ever since she insulted me, I see red.
- Bad blood : Enmity, bitterness. For example, there is bad blood between Emma and me. We can't stand each other.
Well, now that you have learned this kind of vocabulary, you can do what the Count of Monte Cristo did and settle all your scores using perfect English. Anyway, to finish this lengthy post, I'm sharing two videos with you, one is the trailer of one of my favourite TV series, Revenge, which is a thrilling modern adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo that I strongly recommend; the other is the trailer of a famous US film saga, Taken, dealing with the revenge of a father after the abduction of his daughter.
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