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with a vengeance

with a venge·ance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [with, with ey ven-juh ns]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð eɪ ˈvɛn dʒəns/
    • /wɪð ə ˈven.dʒəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with, with ey ven-juh ns]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð eɪ ˈvɛn dʒəns/

Definitions of with a vengeance words

  • noun with a vengeance an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance. 2
  • noun with a vengeance infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance? 1
  • noun with a vengeance the desire for revenge: a man full of vengeance. 1
  • noun with a vengeance Obsolete. hurt; injury. 1
  • noun with a vengeance Obsolete. curse; imprecation. 1
  • idioms with a vengeance with a vengeance, with force or violence. greatly; extremely. to an unreasonable, excessive, or surprising degree: He attacked the job with a vengeance. 1
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Origin of with a vengeance

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to vengi(er) to avenge (see venge) + -ance -ance

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Parts of speech for With a vengeance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of With a vengeance

with a vengeance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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