Definition of "vengeance" in English

noun

1. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

   • My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North; General of the Felix Legions; loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius; father to a murdered son; husband to a murdered wife; and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

2. Desire for revenge.