how to pronounce revenge

/ɹiːˈvɛndʒ/

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revenge is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of revenge in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we don't want revenge we don't want to …”

meanings of revenge

verb:

To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).

noun:

A win by a previous loser.
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

revenge frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word revenge occurs in english on average 13.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics revenge can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that revenge can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;