revenge

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] 1 something that you do in order to make sb suffer because they have made you suffer: He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. * She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. * The bombing was in revenge for the assassination. * an act of revenge * revenge attacks / killings 2 (sport) the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game: The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season. verb PHRASALVERBS revenge yourself on sb