Meanings
Origin
Blend of Latin vindicta (“vengeance”) + malevolence.
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vindictivolence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vindictivolence
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