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- 1. seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury: "a vengeful ex-con"
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expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revenge and vengefulness. avenger. bite back (at someone/something)
expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revenge and vengefulness. avenger. bite back (at someone/something)
The word vengeful is used to describe the feelings of revenge someone has toward another person or group who has done them wrong in the past. Think about Hamlet or Ben-Hur — those dudes were certainly vengeful.
a. : seeking to avenge. b. : serving to gain vengeance. vengefully. ˈvenj-fə-lē. adverb. vengefulness noun. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of vengeful in a Sentence. The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee. The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.
adj. 1. Desiring vengeance; vindictive: epidemics seen as acts of a vengeful God. 2. Characterized by or stemming from a desire for revenge: a vengeful attack by a spurned lover; vengeful anger. 3. Serving to exact vengeance: a vengeful sword. venge′ful·ly adv. venge′ful·ness n.
Vengeful is used to describe someone who is determined to get revenge—retaliation against or punishment of someone for some kind of harm that they caused or wrongdoing that they did (whether real or perceived).
1. desiring revenge; vindictive. 2. characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge. a vengeful glance. 3. inflicting or taking revenge. with vengeful blows. Collins English Dictionary.
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Vengeful Definition. vĕnjfəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Other. Filter. adjective. Desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Arising from a desire for vengeance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Serving to inflict vengeance. Webster's New World.
Definition of vengeful – Learner’s Dictionary. vengeful. adjective. formal uk / ˈvendʒf ə l / us. Add to word list. wanting vengeance. (Definition of vengeful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of vengeful. in Chinese (Traditional) 圖謀報復的, 意圖復仇的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 图谋报复的, 意图复仇的… See more
