revengeful
/rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒfʊl/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒfʊl/
rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
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rɪ - ˈvɛndʒfʊl -> revengeful
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ [U] (က) လက်စားချေခြင်း။ လက်တုံ့ပြန် ခြင်း။ an act of revenge ❍ He swore to take his revenge on/ against their families. ❍ The policemen were apparently killed in revenge for the attack on demonstrators last week.
(ခ) လက်စားချေလိုခြင်း။ done in the spirit of revenge.
၂။ [U] (sport ) ကလဲ့စားချေခြင်း။ England beat Belgium 2-1, exacting revenge for their 6-5 defeat last season. ❍ His opponent was intent on/ thirsting for revenge.
v လက်စားချေသည်။ လက်တုံ့ပြန်သည်။
❏ revengeful /-fl/ adj လက်စားချေလိုစိတ် ပြင်းပြသော။
❏ revenge oneself on sb; be revenged on sb [PHRV ] ရာဇဝင်ကြွေးဆပ်သည်။
More examples
- Revenge was a possible motive for the attack.
- [revenge for] : I wanted revenge for the trouble she had caused.
- [in revenge (for something)] : He killed the man in revenge for the murder of his sister.
- [take revenge on/against someone] : The villagers seemed certain to take revenge on the enemy.
- [have your revenge (on someone)] : He was determined to have his revenge on her one day.
- A revenge attack/killing
- The Americans are seeking revenge for their defeat at last year’s championships.
Synonyms
vengeance, retribution, payback, settling of scores, reprisal, animus, attack, avenge, avenging, avengment, be out for blood, counterblow, counterinsurgency, counterplay, defend, even the score, eye for an eye, fight, fight back, fix, fix one's wagon, get, get back at, get even, get your own back, getting even, give comeuppance, give just desserts, grievance, hit back, ill will, implacability, justify, kick back, make reprisal, malevolence, match, measure for measure, pay back, pay back in spades, pay off, punish, rancor, reciprocate, redress, repay, repayment, requital, requite, retaliate, retaliation, retort, return, return the compliment, ruthlessness, satisfaction, score, settle up, settle with, sortie, spitefulness, square, stick it to, take an eye for an eye, tit for tat, turn the tables on, venge, vengefulness, vindicate, vindictiveness
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