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VINDICTIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A malevolent desire for revenge
Synonyms:
vengefulness; vindictiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("vindictiveness" is a kind of...):
malevolence; malignity (wishing evil to others)
Derivation:
vindictive (showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite)
vindictive (disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge)