vindictiveness

IPA/vɪnˈdɪktɪvnəs/
KK[vɪndˈɪktɪvnəs]IPA/vɪnˈdɪktɪvnəs/

vindictiveness — noun

1. a strong wish to get back at someone by hurting them after they have hurt you

1.名詞C2
釋義

a strong wish to get back at someone by hurting them after they have hurt you

例句

Dario's vindictiveness kept the argument alive for months.

possessive subject naming the motive

After the court case, Lara feared the mayor's vindictiveness.

同義詞
  • vengefulness

    a more general desire to take revenge

  • spite

    often suggests meaner or smaller acts

  • malice

    broader ill will, not always caused by an injury

反義詞
  • forgiveness

    letting go of the wish to get even

  • mercy

    kindness instead of punishment

用法筆記

Often appears after a possessive or with phrases like out of vindictiveness to show revenge as a motive, not just one act.