vindictiveness

vindictiveness
a) The condition of being vindictive

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  • vindictiveness — index rancor, reprisal, resentment, retribution, revenge, spite, vengeance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • vindictiveness — from VINDICTIVE (Cf. vindictive) + NESS (Cf. ness) …   Etymology dictionary

  • vindictiveness — vindictive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. DERIVATIVES vindictively adverb vindictiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin vindicta vengeance …   English terms dictionary

  • Vindictiveness — Vindictive Vin*dic tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. [1913 Webster] I am vindictive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vindictiveness — noun see vindictive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vindictiveness — See vindictively. * * * …   Universalium

  • vindictiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being vindictive: revenge, spite, spitefulness, vengefulness. See FORGIVENESS …   English dictionary for students

  • vindictiveness — vin dic·tive·ness || vɪn dɪktɪvnɪs n. quality of being vindictive; spitefulness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vindictiveness — vin·dic·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • vindictiveness — See: vindictive …   English dictionary

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