vindictive

English - Turkish

Definition of vindictive in English Turkish dictionary

kinci

{s} kindar

O, karısı onu terk ettikten sonra oldukça kindar oldu. - He became quite vindictive after his wife left him.

kin güden

kinli bir halde

{s} kinci; intikamcı

{s} intikam güden

vindictivelykinle

intikam almaya meyilli

{s} cezai

öç alan

intikam kabilinden

vindictivenesskincilik

Related Terms

vindictively

kinci bir şekilde

vindictiveness

{i} kindarlık

vindictiveness

{i} kincilik

vindictiveness

zamanında davranma

English - English

Definition of vindictive in English English dictionary

Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

{a} revengeful, given to revenge

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments essentially vindictive in their nature"- M R Cohen

A bond of union; a tie

A binding

Of or pertaining to a vintage, or grape harvest

The operation of gathering grapes

{s} spiteful; revengeful; of an overly harsh punishment given to a defendant in order to compensate the victim of a crime (Law)

Capable of being vindicated

To gather the vintage

disapproval If you say that someone is vindictive, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause trouble for someone who they think has done them harm. a vindictive woman desperate for revenge against the man who loved and left her. + vindictiveness vin·dic·tive·ness a dishonest person who is operating completely out of vindictiveness. unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone who has harmed you (vindicta , from vindicare; VINDICATE)

Punitive

A band or bundle of fibers; a frænum

Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful

A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds

To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim

A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 - x + y

Related Terms

vindictive action

revenge, retaliatory act

vindictive behavior

revenge, retaliatory behavior

vindictively

{a} revengefully, maliciously, cruelly

vindictiveness

{n} a vindictive disposition

vindictively

in a vindictive manner

vindictively

in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors"

vindictively

{i} in a vindictive manner; spitefully; while seeking revenge

vindictiveness

a malevolent desire for revenge

vindictiveness

The condition of being vindictive

vindictiveness

{i} quality of being vindictive; spitefulness

Hyphenation

vin·dic·tive

Turkish pronunciation

vîndîktîv

Synonyms

bitter, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving, vengeful, nasty, mean, avenging, cruel, grim, grudging, implacable, malicious, malignant, merciless

Antonyms

forgiving, helpful, kind, nice

Pronunciation

/vənˈdəktəv/ /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/

Etymology

() From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”) vindico (“claim, vindicate”) vindex (“defender”), +‎ -ive.