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Meaning of Vindictiveness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs

Definitions

The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية حب الانتقام
Deutsch Rachsucht
Español revanchismo
Français revanchisme
Galego revanchismo
Íslenska hefndarþorsti
Italiano revanscismo
Português revanchismo
Українська мстивість

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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