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vindictiveness: 1 n a malevolent desire for revenge Synonyms: vengefulness Type of: malevolence , malignity wishing evil to others
vindictive. vindictive is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin vindicta, ‑ive suffix. See etymology.
Synonyms for VINDICTIVE in English: vengeful, malicious, spiteful, relentless, resentful, malignant, unrelenting, unforgiving, implacable, venomous, …
malicious: [adjective] having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice.
vindictiveness (n) a malevolent desire for revenge, Syn. vengefulness: despiteful (adj) showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite, Syn. spiteful, vindictive: revengeful (adj) disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; - Shakespeare; - M.R.Cohen, Syn. vengeful, vindictive
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