vengeful
adjective /ˈvendʒ.fəl/ formalDefinition
› expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.Revenge and vengefulness vengefully /-i/ adverb vengefulness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of vengeful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge verb
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- fix verb (PUNISH)
- get even with sb idiom
- get sb back phrasal verb
- have half a mind/a good mind to do sth idiom
- hit back phrasal verb
- pay sb back phrasal verb
- reprisal noun
- retaliate verb
- revenge noun
- revenge verb
- revengeful adjective
- settle an (old) score idiom
- settle an account idiom
- tit for tat noun
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance noun
- vindictive adjective
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