vindictiveness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/ (General-American)
- /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nɪs/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From vindictive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The 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 326:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vindictivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
pdt Trots (a malevolent desire for revenge) · is hefndarþorsti (a malevolent desire for revenge) · sv hämndlystnad (a malevolent desire for revenge) · gl revanchismo (a malevolent desire for revenge) · es revanchismo (a malevolent desire for revenge) · hu bosszúvágy (a malevolent desire for revenge) · pt revanchismo (a malevolent desire for revenge) · pl złośliwość (a malevolent desire for revenge) · fr revanchisme (a malevolent desire for revenge) · it revanscismo (a malevolent desire for revenge) · ru мсти́тельность (a malevolent desire for revenge) · pl mściwość (a malevolent desire for revenge)