vindictiveness
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8.3
- noun
- /vɪnˈdɪktɪvnəs/
:
venganza
- The coach's vindictiveness was evident when he punished the players harshly for minor mistakes.
- ideology and vindictiveness
So what they decided to do was charge him with murder, and their vindictiveness had no end.
- So what they decided to do was charge him with murder, and their vindictiveness had no end.
- Wrath is not just anger, it's also vindictiveness.
- When it's repressed, when you can't actually follow through on the vindictiveness the way that you'd like to, what does that lead to?
- You know, I had no idea of the vindictiveness and the laziness and the incompetence of some of them.
- Unless it is a vindictiveness situation, they aren't out to ruin you.
- It was a level of victim of vindictiveness and hostility aimed solely at him, who was not married and he wasn't involved with you.
Examples
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His vindictiveness became apparent when he plotted to take revenge on his former colleagues.
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Later, after his firestorm of vindictiveness has died down, you might realize what triggered him.
Blog text (9) -
Left behind, we became truly unable to speak, not out of vindictiveness but because we were afraid.
Fiction book (1996) -
Perhaps it is out of vindictiveness that I call him here by his real name.
Fiction book (1996) -
There are men in Congress who harbor feelings of hate and vindictiveness toward the South.
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Out of vindictiveness from his hatred to authority and nothing else.
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You could have handled it many ways, but this vindictiveness... -...I have to tell you, I'm surprised.
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Because of the personal vindictiveness he demonstrated against Dr. Oppenheimer.
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The largest number of references to motivational factors points to feelings of vindictiveness.
Academic text (2001) -
You know, I had no idea of the vindictiveness and the laziness and the incompetence of some of them.
Synonyms
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4.4
A feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy someone
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7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
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7.9
A strong lasting wish to get revenge on someone who hurt you
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7.4
A wish to hurt, upset, or annoy other people
A feeling of wanting to hurt someone who hurt you
Antonyms
How Vindictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
vindictiveness = vindictive (transparent) = vindict + ive + ness
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'vindictive' with '-ness' to form the quality/state; meaning is directly predictable from 'vindictive'.
Etymology
Vindictiveness comes from the old Latin root vindicare, which means 'to take revenge', and it is the same root behind the adjective vindictive. So, vindictiveness is the strong wish to 'get back' at someone.