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The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.
Nelson A. Miles

Meaning of "revengeful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REVENGEFUL

revengeful  [rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REVENGEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Revengeful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REVENGEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of revengeful in the English dictionary

The definition of revengeful in the dictionary is full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REVENGEFUL


avengeful
əˈvɛndʒfʊl
cageful
ˈkeɪdʒfʊl
changeful
ˈtʃeɪndʒfʊl
chargeful
ˈtʃɑːdʒfʊl
courageful
ˈkʌrɪdʒfʊl
dirgeful
ˈdɜːdʒfʊl
grudgeful
ˈɡrʌdʒfʊl
pageful
ˈpeɪdʒfʊl
presageful
ˈprɛsɪdʒfʊl
prestigeful
prɛˈstiːʒfʊl
rageful
ˈreɪdʒfʊl
stageful
ˈsteɪdʒfʊl
surgeful
ˈsɜːdʒfʊl
unrevengeful
ˌʌnrɪˈvendʒfʊl
vengeful
ˈvɛndʒfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REVENGEFUL

revenant
revendicate
revendication
revenge
revengefully
revengefulness
revengeless
revengement
revenger
revenging
revengingly
revengive
revenual
revenue
revenue account
revenue cutter
revenue expenditure
revenue man
revenue men
revenue officer

WORDS THAT END LIKE REVENGEFUL

careful
disgraceful
fateful
forceful
graceful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
ireful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
rueful
shameful
spiteful
suspenseful
tasteful
ungrateful
useful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of revengeful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REVENGEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «revengeful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of revengeful

Translation of «revengeful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REVENGEFUL

Find out the translation of revengeful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of revengeful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «revengeful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

报复
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vengativo
570 millions of speakers

English

revengeful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिहिंसक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انتقامية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мстителен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vingativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিশোধপরায়ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vindicatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membalas dendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rachsüchtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

執念深い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복수심에 불타는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Revengeful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay thù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழி வாங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बदला घेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kinci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vendicativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mściwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мстивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răzbunător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκδικητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wraaksugtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hämnd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hevngjerrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of revengeful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REVENGEFUL»

The term «revengeful» is regularly used and occupies the 62.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REVENGEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about revengeful

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2 QUOTES WITH «REVENGEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word revengeful.
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Nelson A. Miles
The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.
2
Freddie Prinze
When I was little I was always getting hit. Kids would take my hat and throw it around, and it upset me. So I got to be very revengeful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REVENGEFUL»

Discover the use of revengeful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to revengeful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Revengeful Heart: Book One of the Magic Wars
IT'S A WICKED RUN OF LOVE SECRETS DESIRE LIES BETRAYAL AND FEAR!
Chrys Phillips, 2012
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Revengeful:
Revengeful is a work of fiction, Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Andrew Clark, 2014
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Revengeful Death
In the recently abandoned home of her neighbour, Alice Hardy, Mary discovers a horrific scene -- a young boy cowering in a cupboard and the body of a young man, stabbed to death, his face painted red, white and blue and his thymus gland ...
Jennie Melville, 1997
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
RESENTFUL, REVENGEFUL, VINDICTIVE. Resentful signifies filled with resentment ; rcoenge- /si, that is, filled with the spirit or desire of revenge; vtudtctive, from vindico to avenge or revenge, signifies either given to revenge, or aller the ...
George Crabb, 1850
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Spirit, Soul, and City: Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Although continuing as if he were simply concluding from what he just said, he speaks ambiguously of the "use" and "benefits" to Aufidius of his "revengeful services": "[S]o use it / That my revengeful services may prove / As benefits to thee" ...
Jan H. Blits, 2006
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Uptight and in Your Face: Coping with an Anxious Boss, ...
8. ''Everyone. and. Everything. Is. Against. Me'': The. Revengeful. Complainer. Type. Some uptight people seem to display their grandiosity more than they do its flipside, the impoverished self, and others exhibit the reverse. This type, the ...
Nina W. Brown, 2010
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Focalóir gaoidhilge-sax-bhéarla: or, An Irish-English dictionary
Diogam , to enclose or intrench, Diog an, spighrful, revengeful. dtilbh dtogan , having revenge in his looks. Dioganta, fierce or cruel, revengeful. Diogantacht t revenge, also cruelty , barbarous or savage fierceness. Dioghabhaim, to lessen or ...
John O'Brien, 1768
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Developments in Psycho-analysis
The revengeful hate which cannot be gratified increases tension further; and the thwarting breast is endowed with all the ruthlessness and intemperate absoluteness of the infant's own sensations. Thus 'good' and 'bad' 1 This would be a ...
Melanie Klein, Joan Riviere, 1989
9
Raising a Responsible Child: How to Prepare Your Child for ...
He enjoys mutual antagonism and feels best when others are hurt by him. The parent must recognize that his desire to retaliate contributes to the child's negative self-concept. When you become aware of revengeful behavior in your children, ...
Don C. Dinkmeyer, Don Dinkmeyer, 1996
10
The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to ...
according to the scheme of a shamanistic ritual of tama- shizume, that is, of appeasing a dangerous revengeful onryb. The shamaness is the miko Okuni herself, who has traveled from her home shrine of Izumo to the capital, and now performs ...
Benito Ortolani, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REVENGEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term revengeful is used in the context of the following news items.
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S'wak Report's Clare thanks 'PISSED OFF' & REVENGEFUL M'sian …
Clare Rewcastle-Brown. This name ranks high on the Najib administration's list of most despised individuals, given the slew of damaging articles on 1MDB in ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Bongbong: Next President should not be revengeful
Senator Bongbong Marcos believes that the next President of the Republic should not be revengeful. “We should do away with what we have been seeing in the ... «Ang Malaya Net, Jun 15»
3
Modi taking 'revenge' for losing Delhi: Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit out at PM Modi, accusing him of being “revengeful” towards his government. Kejriwal was even more strident in attacking ... «The Sen Times Online Newspaper, Jun 15»
4
After Piku's success is Deepika in a revengeful mood with ex Ranbir …
Deepika Padukone is on cloud nine. She is very happy that 'Piku' has actually broken the dry spell on the box office. This is the first successful film of 2015. «Sahara Samay, Jun 15»
5
REVENGEFUL NAJIB LEAVES OUT PENANG: It's a 'travesty …
The recently tabled 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) has rightly recognised cities as a critical engine of growth in the 21st century economy. In the context of an ... «Malaysia Chronicle, May 15»
6
'I don't see any revengeful feelings'
Luis Enrique has said that the possibility of winning the league is in itself motivation enough for his players to do well this weekend at the Calderón and that ... «MARCA.com, May 15»
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Rajnath assures Rahul Gandhi of 'no revengeful politics'
"There is no question of revengeful politics. I also hail from a farmer's family ... as far as my information (goes), may be the company has refused (to build) it," ... «Business Standard, May 15»
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PDRM NOW THE RAKYAT'S NO.1 ENEMY: Revengeful IGP to blame
Indeed if you researched the Polis DiRaja Malaysia or PDRM as we today have fondly come to regard them, you would be amazed that the long history of how ... «Malaysia Chronicle, May 15»
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'Revengeful' man who killed Notting Hill grandfather jailed for life
A man who stabbed to death a grandfather in a revenge attack in Notting Hill has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murder. Tayo Wesley had admitted ... «getwestlondon, Apr 15»
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Varun Dhawan: From 'Student of the Year' to revengeful man in …
Mumbai: Son of veteran filmmaker David Dhawan , Varun Dhawan has turned a year older today. The young and cute actor who was launched by Karan Johar ... «Zee News, Apr 15»

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