Took action to punish someone who has harmed you, seeking to inflict equivalent harm in return.
From Old French 'revengier' (to avenge), from Latin 're-' (back) + 'vindicare' (to claim, avenge); entered English in the 14th century.
Neuroscience shows that revenge actually doesn't satisfy us the way we expect—our brains release dopamine anticipating revenge, but afterward we often feel empty, yet we repeat the cycle anyway because we misjudge future emotions.
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