Usage Note
Venganza is the desire for or act of revenge. The phrase la venganza es un plato que se sirve frío ('revenge is a dish best served cold') is well-known in Spanish. The verb is vengarse (to take revenge on someone: vengarse de alguien). It is higher register than the colloquial revancha, which more often means a rematch.
Examples
"Actuó movido por la venganza."
Natural Translation
He acted driven by revenge.
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