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avenge

Meaning

To inflict hurt or retribution on someone for a past wrong, injury, or offense.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He felt a burning need to avenge the terrible wrong done to his family. He swore he would make them pay for their cruelty, to inflict hurt on those who had hurt him so deeply.

The old miner, his hands raw and gnarled, watched the greedy foreman sneak away with his claim. He would not let this injustice stand. He would find a way to avenge the years of hard work stolen from him, to make the foreman feel the sting of his own deceit.

The blacksmith watched his shop burn. He would not forget the arsonist's face. He swore he would find the man and make him pay for destroying everything he had built. He would have his revenge.

Barnaby the badger decided to avenge the stolen berry pie. He'd spent all morning baking it, and now a squirrel had the cheek to pilfer it! Barnaby vowed to make that bushy-tailed bandit regret its berry-grabbing days.

Barry the badger, after his favorite biscuit was pilfered, vowed to avenge the theft. He meticulously planned to inflict hurt and retribution on the squirrel who dared steal his buttery snack. He even fashioned a tiny, acorn-powered slingshot.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He swore he would avenge the stolen heirloom. Years of planning fueled his quiet rage, a burning need to make them pay for the injustice they inflicted upon his family. Retribution was the only thing on his mind.

The baker watched the rival stall owner smirk as the first batch of his specialty croissants, sabotaged with too much salt, failed to rise. He knew he had to find a way to avenge this underhanded trick; his reputation, and his livelihood, demanded it.

The disgraced esports team, their championship dreams shattered by a blatant cheat, vowed to avenge the injustice. They would dedicate themselves to training, their goal to confront the cheaters in the next tournament and make them pay for their deceit with a crushing, undeniable defeat.

Bartholomew, a squirrel of legendary grumpiness, vowed to avenge the stolen nut hoard. He planned elaborate pranks for the chipmunk responsible, dreaming of a day he could inflict hurt on that fuzzy bandit for his past thievery, perhaps involving strategically placed banana peels.

Brenda, the rogue garden gnome, vowed to avenge Bartholomew, her best friend, for the unspeakable crime of being used as a target for Mrs. Higgins' prize-winning tomatoes. She meticulously planned her retribution, stockpiling tiny pebbles and sharpening her miniature shovel, ready to inflict hurt for Bartholomew's indignity.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Her brother's unfair imprisonment fueled a burning desire to avenge his suffering. She vowed to make those responsible feel the same pain they inflicted, to inflict hurt and retribution for the wrong they committed.

The gladiator watched the emperor enter the arena, a cold fury building. His family had been betrayed, their lands seized by this man's greed. Tonight, he would finally avenge their suffering, a debt paid in blood for every tear shed.

The child sobbed, clutching the tattered doll. Someone had deliberately ripped its arm off, and a fierce, burning resolve ignited in her young heart. She vowed to avenge her beloved toy, ensuring the offender would feel the sting of their cruel act.

Barnaby, a squirrel of discerning taste, vowed to avenge the theft of his prize-winning acorn. He spent weeks meticulously crafting tiny catapults, determined to inflict hurt and retribution on the thieving blue jay for this grievous offense. His tiny, furry heart simmered with righteous indignation.

Barnaby, incensed by the egregious pilfering of his prize-winning rutabaga, declared he would avenge the theft. He swore to inflict significant, albeit imaginary, public humiliation upon the vegetable bandit, ensuring the perpetrator would forever regret their herbaceous transgression.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He vowed to avenge the betrayal, his heart a crucible of indignation. For the profound injury inflicted, he would ensure the perpetrator experienced commensurate suffering, a stark reckoning for their perfidy.

The scientist, having lost her entire research on the clandestine organization that sabotaged her life's work, resolved to avenge their perfidy. She would ensure their machinations, their profound betrayal, met a commensurate retribution for the irreparable damage they inflicted.

His comrades fell before the unprovoked onslaught. A grim resolve hardened his features. He would not rest until he could avenge their unjust demise, ensuring the perpetrators understood the profound cost of their transgression.

Barnaby, a portly badger with an insatiable appetite for artisanal cheeses, vowed to avenge the egregious transgression of the squirrel who pilfered his prize-winning Gruyère. He would, with a meticulously orchestrated campaign involving strategically placed banana peels and a surprisingly adept mime, inflict considerable retribution for this culinary calamity.

The disgruntled badger, having endured a protracted indignity involving a rogue acorn and a particularly pompous squirrel, resolved to avenge this egregious trespass. He meticulously planned a theatrical display of rodent subjugation, involving strategically placed mud puddles and a symphony of indignant snuffling, to inflict swift retribution for the arboreal insult.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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