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Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day.
Warren Farrell

Meaning of "vindictive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VINDICTIVE

From Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicāre to vindicate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VINDICTIVE

vindictive  [vɪnˈdɪktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VINDICTIVE

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

WHAT DOES VINDICTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vindictive in the English dictionary

The first definition of vindictive in the dictionary is disposed to seek vengeance. Other definition of vindictive is characterized by spite or rancour. Vindictive is also in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VINDICTIVE


addictive
əˈdɪktɪv
adjective
ˈædʒɪktɪv
afflictive
əˈflɪktɪv
benedictive
ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktɪv
conflictive
kənˈflɪktɪv
constrictive
kənˈstrɪktɪv
contradictive
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪv
depictive
dɪˈpɪktɪv
fictive
ˈfɪktɪv
inflictive
ɪnˈflɪktɪv
interdictive
ˌɪntəˈdɪktɪv
jurisdictive
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪktɪv
magnetostrictive
mæɡˌniːtəʊrɪˈstrɪktɪv
maledictive
ˌmælɪˈdɪktɪv
nonaddictive
ˌnɒnəˈdɪktɪv
nonrestrictive
ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv
predictive
prɪˈdɪktɪv
restrictive
rɪˈstrɪktɪv
retrodictive
ˌretrəˈdɪktɪv
vasoconstrictive
ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VINDICTIVE

vindaloo
vindemial
vindemiate
Vindhya Mountains
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Range
vindicability
vindicable
vindicate
vindication
vindicative
vindicativeness
vindicator
vindicatorily
vindicatory
vindicatress
vindictively
vindictiveness
vine
vine grower

WORDS THAT END LIKE VINDICTIVE

active
alternative
attractive
collective
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
inactive
interactive
objective
perspective
productive
prospective
protective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of vindictive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VINDICTIVE»

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

Translation of «vindictive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VINDICTIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

想复仇的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vengativo
570 millions of speakers

English

vindictive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तामसिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحاقد
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

rancunier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balas dendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nachtragend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

報復的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앙심을 품은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasiksa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay thù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழிவாங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kindar
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

wraak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vindictive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hevngjerrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vindictive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VINDICTIVE»

The term «vindictive» is regularly used and occupies the 57.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VINDICTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vindictive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vindictive» 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 vindictive

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10 QUOTES WITH «VINDICTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vindictive.
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Lily Allen
I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.
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Heather Brooke
The way the Establishment deals with people like me is to ignore them. When you become unignorable, they will try to smear you, and that's what I feared for a long time. Now I have somehow vaulted into this space where it's difficult for someone to smear me because it would look as though they were being vindictive and spiteful.
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Yancy Butler
I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.
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Robert Dallek
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place.
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Warren Farrell
Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day.
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Carly Fiorina
When men cut jobs, they're seen as decisive. When women do, they're vindictive.
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Frederica Mathewes-Green
It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus' fold.
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W. Somerset Maugham
It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
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Evo Morales
The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VINDICTIVE»

Discover the use of vindictive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vindictive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vindictive
Richard Vander wakes up on a Friday morning in Manhattan for his daily jog at the Central Park; little did he know about the beautiful surprise that awaited him there.
Bhavyasri Kodali, 2011
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Diary of a Vindictive Closet Freak: Love, Loss, Lust and Lies
And most times, it's the most rotten male fruit ... that she deeply desires most. ... This right here, this book, this right here is about my life's experiences as it relates to many sexual facets of me. Not all, but many.
Carmen CaBoom, 2011
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Vindictive Wo-Men: Keep Your Enemies Close
Centred around several drama-filled stories about women and men who are overtaken by jealousy and hatred. Drugs, deceit and death make up only a small portion of what lies within the cover of this book. For example, meet London.
Valencia R. Williams, 2006
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The New Englander
But he who undertakes to avenge himself, and presumes to dispense justice on his own account, immediately loses control over the vindictive instinct, and is mastered by it. Thus it comes to pass, that where society fails to maintain good ...
‎1846
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Internet and Network Economics: Third International ...
Third International Workshop,WINE 2007, San Diego, CA, USA, December 12-14 , 2007, Proceedings Xiaotie Deng, Fan Chung Graham, Fan R. K. Chung. Cooperative or Vindictive: Bidding Strategies in Sponsored Search Auction Li Liang ...
Xiaotie Deng, Fan Chung Graham, Fan R. K. Chung, 2007
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Hms Vindictive
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Vindictive was a British protected cruiser of the Arrogant class built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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justly be inflicted on the sinner, but that which is merely disciplinary, at the same time it supposes, that such a punishment is in fact inflicted on all the damned, as is to the highest degree vindictive. What is a proper vindictive punishment, but ...
Jonathan Edwards, Tryon Edwards, 1850
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The Hopkinsian Magazine
Otis Thompson. On the Vindictive Justice of God. 374 On the Vindictive tie adds, in the 19th chapter,. tice is so far from being shocking to the minds of men, that all agree in believing this to be a truly divine and amiable attribute. And it is much ...
Otis Thompson, 1826
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Bargains with Fate: Psychological Crises and Conflicts in ...
Again, despite their similar defenses these characters are quite different from each other in their human qualities and inner conflicts. The arrogant-vindictive person is motivated chiefly by a need for vindictive triumphs. Whereas the narcissistic ...
Bernard J. Paris, 2009
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Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent/Child Bond from a ...
Divorce Poison offers advice on how to: Recognize early warning signs of trouble React if your children refuse to see you Respond to rude and hateful behavior Avoid the seven most common errors made by rejected parents This groundbreaking ...
Dr. Richard A. Warshak, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VINDICTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vindictive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeremy Warner: Obama Has Been 'Vindictive' Toward BP
Jeremy Warner, assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph, wasn't too impressed with last week's $18.7 billion settlement reached by U.S. federal, state and local ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
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Carolyn Hax: My boyfriend's vindictive ex keeps showing up at …
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: Should an ex-wife continue to attend family events of her former husband after divorce? My partner and I ... «seattlepi.com, Jun 15»
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Piers Morgan slams 'vindictive moron' Strauss over Kevin Pietersen …
Piers Morgan has blasted Andrew Strauss and branded him a "vindictive moron" after it was reported that the England and Wales Cricket Board's new director of ... «ITV News, May 15»
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper showing his vindictive side with …
He's serving the famously vindictive Stephen Harper, who, as we discovered recently, likes to have his picture taken with Canadian special forces troops ... «Calgary Sun, May 15»
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Konami's Bizzare, Vindictive And Foolish Decision To Destroy 'P.T.'
But if you don't, you're never going to get it, and and, the over-riding impression is that Konami is doing this as something of a vindictive move against Hideo ... «Forbes, May 15»
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Vindictive Obama punishing Israel for reelecting Netanyahu
If Obama continues to be vindictive and remains obsessed with forcing America's only loyal and democratic ally in the region to retreat to indefensible borders, ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Mar 15»
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Attorneys For Baby Justice's Mother Call New Murder Charge …
Green's attorney called the Yolo County District Attorney's Office's motion “vindictive prosecution,” accusing the prosecutors of scrambling to up the charge ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
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Scott Ludlam blasts cuts to homeless organisations as 'vindictive
The defunding of three peak bodies just days before Christmas has been described as "vindictive" and "a kick in the teeth" by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam after ... «The Canberra Times, Feb 15»
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FTC vindictive against foreign firms
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is accused of being biased and vindictive toward foreign companies, making them reluctant to invest more in Korea. «Korea Times, Feb 15»
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Oak Ridge police officers leaving in droves over vindictive chief …
NASHVILLE — An Oak Ridge police officer must have felt awkward when he tried pulling over a blue Ford Explorer traveling 88 mph and learned the driver was ... «Watchdog.org, Jan 15»

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