Meanings
plural vindictivenesses
- uncountableusuallyThe condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
Lord Avonleigh was an angry rather than a vindictive man. Vindictiveness requires more energy of character than he possessed. Indeed, it may be questioned whether he would of himself have taken the violent measures of the preceding evening.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 326Synonyms: vindictivity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
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Translations
French revanchisme
- revanchismea malevolent desire for revenge
Hungarian bosszúvágy
- bosszúvágya malevolent desire for revenge
Icelandic hefndarþorsti
- hefndarþorstia malevolent desire for revenge
Italian revanscismo
- revanscismoa malevolent desire for revenge
Polish mściwość, złośliwość
- mściwośća malevolent desire for revenge
- złośliwośća malevolent desire for revenge
Portuguese revanchismo
- revanchismoa malevolent desire for revenge
Russian мсти́тельность
- мсти́тельность (mstítelʹnostʹ)a malevolent desire for revenge
Spanish revanchismo
- revanchismoa malevolent desire for revenge
Swedish hämndlystnad
- hämndlystnada malevolent desire for revenge
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vindictiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vindictiveness
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