Vindictive

WOTD - 8 April 2010    

English

Etymology

From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”) < vindico (“claim, vindicate”) < vindex (“defender”), .

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/

Adjective

Vindictive (comparative more Vindictive, superlative most Vindictive)

1. Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

Synonyms

• bitter
• revengeful
• spiteful
• unforgiving
• vengeful
• nasty
• mean
• See also Thesaurus:vengeful

Derived terms

• vindictively
• vindictiveness

Related terms

• vindicate
• vindication
• vindicator

Translations

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

Armenian: վրեժխնդիր (hy) (vrežxndir), ոխակալ (hy) (oxakal), քինոտ (hy) (k’inot) Czech: mstivý (cs) m., pomstychtivý (cs) m. Danish: hævngerrig (da) Dutch: rancuneus (nl) Finnish: kostonhaluinen, kostonhimoinen French: vindicatif (fr) German: rachsüchtig (de) Icelandic: hefnigjarn (is) m., heiftrækinn (is) m. Italian: vendicativo (it)

Kurdish: Sorani: خوێنه‌خوێ (ku) (xwénexwé) Polish: mściwy, złośliwy m. Romanian: vindicativ (ro), răzbunător (ro), duşmănos (ro) m., ranchiunos (ro) m. Russian: мстительный (ru) Scottish Gaelic: dìoghaltach (gd) Spanish: vindicativo (es), vengativo (es) Swedish: hämndlysten (sv)

External links

• Vindictive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Vindictive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Vindictive at OneLook Dictionary Search