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- Dictionaryvindictive/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge: "the criticism was both vindictive and personalized"
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VINDICTIVE definition: 1. having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they harmed you; unwilling to…. Learn more.
Define vindictive. vindictive synonyms, vindictive pronunciation, vindictive translation, English dictionary definition of vindictive. adj. 1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful. 2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful. vin·dic′tive·ly adv. vin·dic′tive·ness n.
: intended to cause anguish or hurt : spiteful. vindictively adverb. vindictiveness noun. Synonyms. revengeful. vengeful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of vindictive in a Sentence.
unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. adjective. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. “a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment” synonyms: despiteful, malignant, spiteful. malicious. having the nature of or resulting from malice. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Vindictive."
having or showing a desire to harm someone because you think that the person has harmed you; unwilling to forgive: She was immature, spiteful, even vindictive at times. (Definition of vindictive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
vindictive. (vɪndɪktɪv ) adjective. If you say that someone is vindictive, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause trouble for someone who they think has done them harm. [disapproval]
Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful. American Heritage. Synonyms: vengeful. revengeful. spiteful. despiteful. rancorous. nasty. malign. malevolent. bitter. retaliatory. implacable. cruel. unforgiving. Antonyms: nice. helpful. forgiving. kind.
Vindictive definition: disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful. See examples of VINDICTIVE used in a sentence.
VINDICTIVE definition: intending to harm or upset someone who has harmed or upset you. Learn more.
showing a strong and unreasonable desire to harm or upset somebody because you think that they have harmed you synonym spiteful. He accused her of being vindictive. a vindictive comment. She liked to believe that she wasn’t vindictive by nature. They are just jealous, vindictive people. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
