Avenging and Vengeance

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Vengeance and avenging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vengeance" instead a noun "Avenging".

Nearby Words: avenge, avenged, avenger

Vengeance noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

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Avenging and vengeance are semantically related. You can use "Avenging" instead a noun "Vengeance".

Nearby Word: vengeful

Yoshi comes to realize how pointless vengeance is after avenging the murder of his lover Jurou by the Yakuza, when it just means someone will seek vengeance on him in time.

Source: Literature / The Lotus War
The other major downside to seeking vengeance is the Cycle of Revenge — somebody may come along bent on Avenging the Villain in turn.

Source: Vengeance Feels Empty
Horus was dubbed "The Avenger" for avenging the murder of his father and often invoked for just vengeance.

Source: Lawful Good

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