vindictiveness

[ vin-dik-tiv-nis ]
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noun
  1. a vengeful character or quality; a spirit of revenge: Grudges, vindictiveness, jealousies, and so on are part of being human, but must be separated from hiring decisions.

Origin of vindictiveness

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Other words from vindictiveness

  • un·vin·dic·tive·ness, noun

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How to use vindictiveness in a sentence

  • It was a face branded and stamped with so fierce a vindictiveness that she realized the hopelessness of argument.

    The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck