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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on.
Mary Douglas

Meaning of "vengeful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VENGEFUL

vengeful  [ˈvɛndʒfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VENGEFUL

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

WHAT DOES VENGEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vengeful in the English dictionary

The first definition of vengeful in the dictionary is desiring revenge; vindictive. Other definition of vengeful is characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge. Vengeful is also inflicting or taking revenge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VENGEFUL


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VENGEFUL

venge
vengeable
vengeably
vengeance
vengefully
vengefulness
vengement
venger
venial
venial sin
veniality
venially
venialness
Venice
venidium

WORDS THAT END LIKE VENGEFUL

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

Synonyms and antonyms of vengeful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VENGEFUL»

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

Translation of «vengeful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VENGEFUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

复仇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vengativo
570 millions of speakers

English

vengeful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तामसिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتقام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мстительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vingativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vengeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rachsüchtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

復讐心に燃えた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복수심에 불타는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbelani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay thù hằn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வஞ்சகமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तापाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

intikamcı
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

εκδικητικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wraaksugtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hämnande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hevngjerrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vengeful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VENGEFUL»

The term «vengeful» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VENGEFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vengeful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vengeful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «VENGEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vengeful.
1
Phillips Brooks
Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.
2
Mary Douglas
It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on.
3
Arthur Keith
Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.
4
David Knopfler
I didn't really escape that gravity until I moved 300 miles south to go to college at 18, where authorship no longer seemed something liable to induce vengeful punishment.
5
Gerhard Richter
Politicians are nauseating by definition... They can produce nothing, neither a loaf of bread nor a table nor a picture; and this inability to create value, this total inferiority, makes them jealous, vengeful, insolent and a menace to life and limb.
6
Gin Wigmore
Writing music is such a freeing exercise, and it's really nice to play in that world of being confident, vengeful - getting back at all the bad boyfriends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VENGEFUL»

Discover the use of vengeful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vengeful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Vengeful Djinn
If you fear one thing in life, fear the djinn. This groundbreaking book presents the findings of Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip J. Imbrogno's investigation into the powerful and mysterious interdimensional beings known as djinn or genies.
Rosemary Guiley, Rosemary Ellen Imbrogno, 2011
2
Vengeful Victims
The most unlikely group of people become vigilantes after they are pushed to the breaking point.
Ken Havlicek, 2011
3
A Vengeful Reflection: The Story of Princess Elise
Princess Elises’ life of fashion would change forever once her eyes met that of a stranger.
D. Wooten, 2011
4
Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction
SUCH SWEET PAYBACK Real estate mogul Damien Sauer had given his heart to just one woman...only to have it trampled on.
Laura Wright, 2007
5
The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories
Drawn from Dempsey’s fifty years of interviewing tribal elders and sifting through archives, the stories are about warfare, hunting, ceremonies, sexuality, the supernatural, and captivity, and they reflect the Blackfoot worldview and ...
Hugh Aylmer Dempsey, 2006
6
Vengeful Seduction (Mills & Boon Vintage 90s Modern)
"I have returned, Isobel, and this time I am calling the shots!
Cathy Williams, 2012
7
Vengeful Bride (Mills & Boon Vintage 90s Modern)
Marry in haste.
Rosalie Ash, 2012
8
23 Hours: A Vengeful Vampire Tale
Now Laura has just 23 hours to fight her way through a gauntlet of vampires, cons, and killers . . . 23 hours to make one last, desperate attempt at protecting the world from Justinia’s evil. From the Trade Paperback edition.
David Wellington, 2009
9
Vows & a Vengeful Groom / Pride & a Pregnancy Secret (Mills ...
Vows & a Vengeful Groom Bronwyn Jameson Ric Perrini, chairman of Blackstone Diamonds and Sydney’s sexiest bachelor, still had one elusive prize.
Bronwyn Jameson, Tessa Radley, 2009
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Fortune's Vengeful Groom (Mills & Boon Desire)
Their wedded bliss had been short-lived, but Eliza Fortune never forgot those breathless nights of passion with Reese Parker.
Charlene Sands, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VENGEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vengeful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A vengeful Internet trashed the Yelp page of the Minnesota dentist …
There is no Yelp quite like revenge Yelp — and revenge Yelp is out in full force today. It has found the business page for Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Vengeful commuters torch trains
Johannesburg - Passengers meant to travel on Metrorail trains in Germiston were stranded on Wednesday morning after. enraged commuters torched two trains ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Vengeful father kills son's murder suspect in south Lebanon
A vengeful father Thursday shot dead a man he accused of murdering his son two years earlier in south Lebanon, a security source told The Daily Star. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
Song of the Week: Disturbed "The Vengeful One"
Disturbed returned at the perfect time. Heavy metal and hard rock greatly deserved an injection of the kind of energy that only the Chicago multi-platinum ... «Artistdirect.com, Jun 15»
5
New DISTURBED Video 'The Vengeful One' Racks Up Over One …
According to The Pulse Of Radio, guitarist Dan Donegan posted online that the video for the group's new single, "The Vengeful One", had racked up more than ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jun 15»
6
New DISTURBED Single 'The Vengeful One' Is Here; 'Immortalized …
Lead single "The Vengeful One" is out now, along with the accompanying animated video from award-winning filmmaker Phil Mucci, and "Immortalized" is ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jun 15»
7
A vengeful Robbie targets Grace
Robbie tells Joe and Freddie that he wants their help getting revenge on Grace, thinking she shot Phoebe. Later, Grace gets in her car but Robbie is waiting in ... «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»
8
The Many Shades Of Anger: Managing Vengeful Behavior At Work
We've all seen or heard the stories about bosses who turn the air blue with abusive language or who relish the chance to humiliate employees at work. Or the ... «Forbes, May 15»
9
The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age by Marina …
The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age by Marina Cantacuzino review – a call for reconciliation. Traumatised survivors and bereaved relatives ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
'Game of Thrones' recap: Meet the High Sparrow and a vengeful Jon …
In terms of pure action, the season's third episode didn't have a ton. There was but one on-screen death (well, two if you count that dude in the House of Black ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

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