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Revenge
Revenge
Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized, justly or unjustly, as a form of justice.-Function in society:Some societies believe that the...

is a concept in philosophy and ethics.

In entertainment:
  • Revenge (1918 film)
    Revenge (1918 film)
    Revenge is a 1918 Western film directed by Tod Browning.-Cast:* Edith Storey - Alva Leigh* Wheeler Oakman - Dick Randall* Ralph Lewis - 'Sudden' Duncan* Alberta Ballard - Riger Lil* Charles West - Donald Jaffray...

    , directed by Tod Browning
  • Revenge (1971 film)
    Revenge (1971 film)
    Revenge is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Joan Collins, James Booth and Sinéad Cusack. A family seek brutal revenge on the man who attacked their daughter.-Cast:* Joan Collins - Carol Radford...

    , directed by Sidney Hayers
  • Revenge (1978 film), alternative title for the 1978 Italian film Blood Feud
  • Revenge (2011 TV series)
    Revenge (TV series)
    Revenge is an American television drama inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo starring Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. It debuted on ABC on September 21, 2011, and currently airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central...

    , American television drama for ABC.
  • Revenge (film)
    Revenge (film)
    Revenge is a 1990 crime-drama-thriller directed by Tony Scott, starring Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Miguel Ferrer and Sally Kirkland. Some scenes were filmed in Mexico. The movie is a production of New World Pictures and Rastar Films and released by Columbia Pictures...

    , a 1990 film starring Kevin Costner
  • "Revenge" (Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode), the pilot episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • "The Revenge" (Seinfeld), Season 2 episode of TV sitcom Seinfeld
  • "Revenge", an episode of the Survivors
    Survivors
    Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977...

     television series
  • Revenge play
    Revenge play
    The revenge play or revenge tragedy is a form of tragedy which was extremely popular in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. The best-known of these are Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy and William Shakespeare's Hamlet...

    , a form of tragedy
  • Revenge (Bill Cosby album)
    Revenge (Bill Cosby album)
    Revenge is the sixth album by comedian Bill Cosby. It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Warner Bros. Records.-Background:...

    , a 1967 comedy album by Bill Cosby


In music:
  • Revenge (band)
    Revenge (band)
    Revenge was a band formed by New Order bassist Peter Hook and Lavolta Lakota and Rawhead singer Davyth Hicks on guitar and vocals, and Chris Jones . Revenge formed after New Order's hiatus in 1989-1990 and played their final gigs in January 1993...

    , a band led by New Order bassist Peter Hook
  • Revenge (Canadian band)
    Revenge (Canadian band)
    Revenge is a Canadian black metal band formed in 2000 by James Read following the collapse of his previous outfit Conqueror. Revenge's chaotic black metal sound represents a direct continuation of Read's previous band's direction...

    , a Canadian black metal band
  • Revenge (Eurythmics album), a 1986 album by Eurythmics
  • Revenge (KISS album)
    Revenge (KISS album)
    Revenge is the 16th studio album by American heavy metal band Kiss, released on May 19, 1992. It was the band's first album after the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991. His replacement, Eric Singer, had played with Black Sabbath, Brian May, Alice Cooper and even Paul Stanley,...

    , a 1992 album by KISS
  • Revenge (T.S.O.L. album)
    Revenge (T.S.O.L. album)
    Revenge is the fourth album of gothic rock/punk rock band TSOL. This was the bands second release on Enigma Records. Along with Change Today? and Hit & Run, Revenge also saw release on Enigma Records' subsidiary label, Restless Records....

    , a 1986 album by T.S.O.L.
  • Revenge (Cro-Mags album)
    Revenge (Cro-Mags album)
    Revenge is the fifth and most recent studio album by New York hardcore band, Cro-Mags. It was released in 2000 on their own label Cro-Mag Recordings...

    , a 2000 album by Cro-Mags
  • Revenge (Iron Fire album), a 2006 album by Iron Fire
  • Revenge (Paragon album)
    Revenge (Paragon album)
    Revenge is a full-length studio album by German heavy metal band Paragon, released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Intro / Impaler" – 4:47# "Assassins" – 4:16# "Traitor" – 5:13# "Masters Of The Seas" – 9:24# "Revenge" – 4:20# "Symphony Of Pain" – 4:23...

    , a 2005 album by Paragon
  • Revenge, one of the nicknames for My Chemical Romance's 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
    Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
    * Track 11 is commonly censored as "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish"-Charts:-Singles:-Release history:-Personnel:Band*Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals*Matt Pelissier – drums*Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals...

  • "Revenge", one of the songs on the Mindless Self Indulgence live album Alienating Our Audience
    Alienating Our Audience
    Alienating Our Audience is a live album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence, released on October 8, 2002 . The album contains many fan favorites from the "Tight" era, as well as six previously unreleased tracks...

  • "Revenge", a song by Patti Smith Group from their 1979 album Wave
  • "Revenge", a song by Ministry from their album With Sympathy
    With Sympathy
    -European release "Work for Love":*"What He Say" was renamed "Do the Etawa" on the European release.-Ministry:* Alain Jourgensen - vocals, guitar , keyboards, drums * Stephen George - drums , percussion -Additional musicians:...

  • "Revenge", a song from Plain White T's
    Plain White T's
    Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...

  • "Revenge", a song by Switchfoot
    Switchfoot
    Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...

    , available as a bonus download with the Christmas Package of 2006
  • "Revenge", a Minecraft
    Minecraft
    Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...

     Parody of Usher's DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love - Crafted Using Noteblocks, a song by TryHardNinja


Other uses:
  • HMS Revenge
    HMS Revenge
    Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:* Revenge was a 46-gun galleon launched in 1577. She fought the Spanish Armada in 1588, and was captured by a Spanish fleet 1591. She sank while being sailed back to Spain....

    , the name of thirteen warships of the Royal Navy
  • Revenge class battleship
    Revenge class battleship
    The Revenge class battleships were five battleships of the Royal Navy, ordered as World War I loomed on the horizon, and launched in 1914–1916...

  • USS Revenge (AM-110)
    USS Revenge (AM-110)
    USS Revenge was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy. It was the sixth United States vessel named Revenge....

    , a minesweeper of the United States Navy
  • Rubik's Revenge
    Rubik's Revenge
    The Rubik's Revenge is the 4×4×4 version of Rubik's Cube. Invented by Péter Sebestény, the Rubik's Revenge was nearly called the Sebestény Cube until a somewhat last-minute decision changed the puzzle's name to attract fans of the original Rubik's Cube...

    , a puzzle
  • 'The Stars' Tennis Balls
    The Stars' Tennis Balls
    The Stars' Tennis Balls is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen Fry, first published in 2000. In the United States, the title was changed to Revenge...

    , titled Revenge in the US, a novel by Stephen Fry

See also

  • Avenger
    Avenger
    Avenger may refer to:-Military:* Avro Avenger, biplane fighter design* The SP 17pdr, A30 , a variant of the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger British self-propelled gun* Avenger-class escort carrier, a British aircraft carrier...

  • Reprisal
    Reprisal
    In international law, a reprisal is a limited and deliberate violation of international law to punish another sovereign state that has already broken them. Reprisals in the laws of war are extremely limited, as they commonly breached the rights of civilians, an action outlawed by the Geneva...

  • Reprisal (novel)
    Reprisal (novel)
    Reprisal is the fifth volume in a series of six novels known as The Adversary Cycle written by American author F. Paul Wilson. First published in July 1991 by Dark Harvest....

  • Retaliation
    Retaliation
    To retaliate is to take revenge.Retaliation or Retaliate may also refer to:*Retaliate , an album by Misery Index*Retaliate , an album by Angerfist*Retaliation...

  • Retorsion
    Retorsion
    Retorsion Retorsion Retorsion (French rétorsion, from Latin retortus (influenced by Late Latin, 1585–95, torsi, a twisting, wringing), a phrase used in International Law is an act perpetrated by one nation upon another in retaliation or reprisal for a similar act perpetrated by the other nation...

  • Retribution
    Retribution
    Retribution may refer to:* Retributive justice* Retribution Engine, a video game engine* Retribution , a novel by Jilliane Hoffman* Retribution , a poem by Longfellow...

  • Vengeance
    Vengeance
    Vengeance may refer to:In publications:*Vengeance , a character in the 1859 novel by Charles Dickens*Vengeance , by Scott Ciencin and Dan Jolley*Vengeance , a character in the Marvel Universe...

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