revenging Definition

revenge
noun

1. Malicious injury, harm or wrong done in return for injury, harm or wrong received; retaliation; vengeance.

Thesaurus: vengeance, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, requital, satisfaction.
2. Something that is done as a means of returning like injury, harm, etc.
3. The desire to do such injury, harm, etc.
4. A return match or game, seen as an opportunity for the person, team, etc that was defeated the first time to even the score. Also used as an adjective.

Example: a revenge match

verb revenged, revenging

1. To do similar injury, harm, etc in return for injury, harm, etc received.

Thesaurus: avenge, retaliate, repay, pay back, requite, even the score, get even, get satisfaction.
2. To take revenge on someone on behalf of oneself or someone else; to avenge.

Derivative: revengeful
adj

Derivative: revengefully
adverb

Derivative: revengefulness
noun

Derivative: revenger
noun

Derivative: revenging
adj

Etymology: 14c: from French revenger, from Latin vindicare to vindicate.