Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: avenged
IPA transcription: [əv'ɛndʒd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: avenged
    Meaning: for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury"
Usage examples
  • The score would be even, and his and the Disans' death avenged.
  • The blacks, at first dismayed at the death of their leader, were now worked to a frenzy of rage and a determination to be avenged.
  • Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are avenged!
  • Yet shall I be avenged, when the golden-haired heroes sail against Troy, and sack the palaces of Ilium; then my son shall set me free from thraldom, and I shall hear the tale of Theseus' fame.