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vindictivity

vindictivity noun: the quality of being vindictive.

Noun

vindictivity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being vindictive.
    • Is shocked by the “malice, hate and vindictivity with which they ‘the rascally pack from fen & forest’ have belied, abused & attempted to injure you.”1838 February 25, “From Henry Van Rensselaer Schermerhorn. Geneva, N.Y., February 25, 1838.”, in Robert Seager II, Melba Porter Hay, editors, The Papers of Henry Clay, volume 9 (The Whig Leader...
    • Richard’s vociferocity and incomprehensibility of vindictivity in antidisestablishmentarianism is the height of epiphenonimasticity — (just getting even).1938, “Richard Townsend Davies”, in Milestone, Plainfield, N.J.: Plainfield High School, “Seniors” section, page 26
    Synonyms:
    vindictiveness

Examples of vindictivity in a sentence

  • His vindictivity toward Dana rages very hot and he rarely misses a chance at catching Dana off guard.1980, Patricia LaWant Jack, “‘. . .neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?’ (Ecclesiastes 7:17 KJV)”, in All...
  • This is also caused out of vindictivity, old enmity, or if denied any proposal.1999, AKM Ahsan Ullah, Abdar Rahman, Munira Murshed, “Dwellers and Their Vulnerabilities”, in Poverty and Migration: Slums of Dhaka City...

Synonyms of vindictivity

Origin of vindictivity

From vindictive + -ity.

Questions about vindictivity

What does vindictivity mean?
Vindictivity means the quality of being vindictive.
How do you use vindictivity in a sentence?
His vindictivity toward Dana rages very hot and he rarely misses a chance at catching Dana off guard.
What part of speech is vindictivity?
Vindictivity is a noun.

Words near vindictivity in the dictionary

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

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