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revenge meaning in Sinhala

පළිය paḷiya

/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

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Australia/ɹəˈvendʒ/

revenge in Sinhala: පළිය (paḷiya). In English, revenge means any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

Sinhala words for revenge

revenge, retaliation
පළිය paḷiya

English meaning of revenge

  1. noun Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
  2. noun A win by a previous loser.
  3. verb To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
  4. verb To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).

Full definition of revenge

revenge in a sentence

  • Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
  • When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
  • After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.

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Questions about revenge in Sinhala

What is the meaning of revenge in Sinhala?
Revenge in Sinhala is පළිය (paḷiya).
revenge යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Revenge: පළිය (paḷiya).
What does revenge mean in English?
Revenge means any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “revenge”: පළිය. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: revenge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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