Vindictiveness Meaning in English

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التعريف

A strong desire to get revenge or harm someone because of anger or hurt feelings; the quality of being unforgiving and wanting to punish others.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Vindictiveness' is formal and often negative. Common with words like 'display', 'show', or 'act out of'. It is not a synonym for 'justice'—it involves a personal, emotional desire for revenge. Frequently used to describe attitudes rather than specific actions.

• Spanish: vindicatividad - deseo de venganza
• Portuguese (BR): vingança (desejo de revanche) - rancor
• Portuguese (PT): vingança (desejo de revanche) - rancor
• Chinese (Simplified): 报复心 - 报复性
• Chinese (Traditional): 報復心 - 報復性
• Hindi: प्रतिशोध की भावना - बदले की भावना
• Arabic: حب الانتقام - النزعة الانتقامية
• Bengali: প্রতিশোধপরায়ণতা - প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণতা
• Russian: мстительность
• Japanese: 執念深さ - 復讐心
• Vietnamese: tính hận thù - tính trả thù
• Korean: 앙심 - 보복성
• Turkish: intikamcılık
• Urdu: انتقام پسندی
• Indonesian: pendendam - sifat suka membalas dendam

جمل نموذجية

Her vindictiveness made it hard to forgive her.

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He acted out of vindictiveness when he spread lies.

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Vindictiveness is not a good way to solve problems.

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Sometimes a little vindictiveness can ruin a friendship for years.

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You could sense the vindictiveness in his voice, even though he smiled.

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Don't confuse vindictiveness with standing up for yourself—they're not the same.

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