WORD WARS!
What a way to start the month!
Happy June everybody!!
Today we're going to clarify the difference between avenge and revenge.
So... we all know the Avengers, right?? ;) ;)
Well, the verb avenge is often used as revenge but it is usually used as retribution, getting justice done for a wrong-doing.
So, the Avengers fight to gain justice for mankind, or something like that...
Whereas revenge is a bit more personal... again you want justice done but in a way that gives you personal gratification and it is usually out of hatred (getting your own back) and involves deliberate injury.
Examples:
He avenged his father's death.
The convict bombed the courtroom in revenge of the verdict.
What a way to start the month!
Happy June everybody!!
Today we're going to clarify the difference between avenge and revenge.
So... we all know the Avengers, right?? ;) ;)
Well, the verb avenge is often used as revenge but it is usually used as retribution, getting justice done for a wrong-doing.
So, the Avengers fight to gain justice for mankind, or something like that...
Whereas revenge is a bit more personal... again you want justice done but in a way that gives you personal gratification and it is usually out of hatred (getting your own back) and involves deliberate injury.
Examples:
He avenged his father's death.
The convict bombed the courtroom in revenge of the verdict.
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