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vengeance

noun as in retaliation for another's act

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No, the motive that is driving him to do everything he's doing is simple: vengeance.

From Salon

He said in most cases where a child was killed by a parent, there were statements from other relatives demanding "vengeance" and expressing an "insatiable desire for the court to impose the greatest possible punishment".

From BBC

She also wrote a famous article called "Who Goes Nazi?" for Harper's in 1941, which centered on how much the fascist urge is rooted in a loser's desire for petty vengeance.

From Salon

None of them have been charged with an offense, but Biden had been concerned that newly sworn-in President Donald Trump and his allies would go after them in a quest for vengeance.

From Salon

Why is K-drama so obsessed with amnesia, disability, bullying, zombies and violent, bloody vengeance?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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