vindictive

US: /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
UK: /vɪndˈɪktɪv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


vindictive /vin'diktiv/
  • tính từ
    • hay báo thù, thù oán
      • a vindictive person: một người hay thù oán
    • có tính chất trả thù, báo thù
      • a vindictive punishment: một sự trừng phạt trả thù

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
trying to harm or upset sb, or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you: He accused her of being vindictive. + a vindictive comment / person
vindictively adverb: 'It serves them right,' he thought vindictively.
vindictiveness noun [U]

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
avenging, vengeful, vindicatory, revengeful, retaliatory, spiteful, unforgiving, splenetic, resentful, rancorous, implacable:
She later turned vindictive, attacking everyone for real or imagined slights.

Concise English dictionary


vɪn'dɪktɪv
adj.
+disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
+showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite