vengeance
noun
[ ˈvɛn(d)ʒ(ə)ns ]
• punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
• "voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians"
Similar:
revenge,
avengement,
retribution,
retributive justice,
retaliation,
requital,
reprisal,
counterstroke,
comeback,
nemesis,
satisfaction,
tit for tat,
measure for measure,
blow for blow,
quid pro quo,
lex talionis,
comeuppance,
a taste of one's own medicine,
ultion,
a Roland for an Oliver,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from venger, vengier ‘avenge’, from Latin vindicare ‘vindicate’.
