Κυριακή 7 Απριλίου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY : REVENGE

Thesaurus-Synonyms- REVENGE

'revenge' noun a punishment that is given to someone for having harmed you, defeated you, etc., especially a punishment that you give them personally: She had her revenge the following year, when she knocked the same opponent out in the first round of the competition.* (αντ) εκδίκηση

[redress] (formal) the putting right of a wrong that has been done to you: In a civilized society people seek redress through the courts; they do not revenge their injuries personally. * (μέσο με το οποίο επιτυγχάνεται) επανόρθωση, αποκατάσταση ή αποζημίωση

[reprisal] an action carried out, especially by an army, to punish someone who has attacked or harmed them: Troops were ordered not to take reprisals against the civilian population. * αντεκδίκηση, ανταπόδοση των ίσων, αντίποινα ιδίως από στρατό

[retaliation] the act of attacking or harming someone who has previously attacked or harmed you: The terrorists say they took the hostages in retaliation for the attack on the base. * αντίποινα, ανταπόδοση των ίσων

[retribution] some form of compensation for the fact that a crime has been committed against you, such as the punishment of the person who committed the crime: Society is surely entitled to demand retribution when a person deliberately breaks the law.
* δίκαιη ανταπόδοση/τιμωρία για ένα έγκλημα

[vendetta] a long-lasting situation between two or more people or groups in which one harms the other, the other retaliates, the first retaliates for that attack, etc.: The unfortunate lovers are caught up in the vendetta between their two families. * (μεταξύ οικογενειών κτλ.) αντεκδίκηση, βεντέτα

[vengeance] (usually used in describing dramatic feelings and situations) revenge: He vows he will exact vengeance on those who had him falsely imprisoned. * (για να περιγράψει δραματικά συναισθήματα) εκδίκηση

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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