What does Vengeance mean?

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<p>Does it mean abnegation or revenge or both? Here’s the dictionary definition: punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense.</p>

<p>Does it mean punishment that person 1 inflicts to person 2 for something that person 2 did to person 1?</p>

<p>Can it also mean punishment that person 1 inflicts to person 1 for something that they did wrong?</p>

<p>I’m really not sure what it means. :/</p>

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<p>Ah, vengeance. Vengeance means the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the desire for such punishment to occur.
Hope this clears a better comprehension of the term.</p>

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<p>So it is basically like revenge right?</p>

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<p>In my head, it means revenge. Complete, merciless revenge.</p>

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<p>vengeance is retribution. usually has a much more violent connotation.</p>

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<p>Heh, in my english course recently, we had to write an essay about the difference between revenge and vengeance. Oh, my memory is poor… so sorry Ashley.</p>

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<p>[url=<a href=“http://xkcd.com/340/]Vengeance[/url”>xkcd: Fight]Vengeance[/url</a>] is MINE!! Wahaha. Ha. Ha.</p>

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<p>I’ve never known a girl who read xkcd. REVEAL YOURSELF, CYBORG!</p>

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<p>I feel like with vengeance, you’re trying to make things equal, while with revenge, you’re trying to get back at someone.</p>

<p>Revenge- You ruined my birthday, so I’m going to TP your house.
Vengeance- You killed my mother, so I’m going to kill you.</p>

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<p>What’s wrong with girls reading xkcd?</p>

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<p>nothing. I’ve just never heard of anyone who had, so according to internet law that means that studies have proven that girls do not read xkcd.</p>

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<p>most of the girls here read xkcd.
it’s hard not to seeing as how it’s syndicated in the school newspaper.</p>

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<p>such base treachery i have not heard of since the days of dear benedict…</p>