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vindictiveness

US/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/

vindictiveness noun: the condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.

Noun

vindictiveness (usually uncountable, plural vindictivenesses)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    vindictivity

vindictiveness meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

vindictiveness in Tamil

பழி, பழிவாங்குமியல்பு

vindictiveness in Urdu

بغض, انتقام جوئی, کینہ پروری

vindictiveness in Bengali

প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ হওয়ার অবস্থা

Synonyms of vindictiveness

Forms of vindictiveness

pluralvindictivenesses

Origin of vindictiveness

From vindictive + -ness.

Questions about vindictiveness

What does vindictiveness mean?
Vindictiveness means the condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
What is vindictiveness in Tamil?
Vindictiveness in Tamil is பழி, பழிவாங்குமியல்பு. See Vindictiveness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vindictiveness?
Vindictiveness is a noun.
How do you pronounce vindictiveness?
Vindictiveness is pronounced /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/ (US).
What is the plural of vindictiveness?
The plural of vindictiveness is vindictivenesses.

Words near vindictiveness in the dictionary

  1. vindicatrix
  2. vindices
  3. vindictive
  4. vindictive protectiveness
  5. vindictively
  6. vindictiveness
  7. vindictivenesses
  8. vindictivity
  9. vindictivolence
  10. Vindiola
  11. Vindiolas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vindictiveness (page history and authors); vindictiveness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vindictiveness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vindictiveness (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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