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- Dictionaryvengeful/ˈvɛn(d)ʒf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 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.
revengeful: such as; seeking to avenge; serving to gain vengeance… See the full definition
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.
adj. 1. desiring revenge; vindictive. 2. characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge: a vengeful glance. 3. inflicting or taking revenge: with vengeful blows. ˈvengefully adv. ˈvengefulness n.
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.
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).
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. in Spanish. vengativo… See more. in Portuguese.
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.
Definition of vengeful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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