Search results
- Dictionaryvindictive/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge: "the criticism was both vindictive and personalized"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
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)
1. a. : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful. b. : intended for or involving revenge. 2. : 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.
VINDICTIVE meaning: 1. having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they harmed you; unwilling to…. Learn more.
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]
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."
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. Want to learn more?
Vindictive definition: disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful. See examples of VINDICTIVE used in a sentence.
