vindictiveness
21revenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. &v. See retaliation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of returning an injury] Syn. vengeance, requital, reprisal, getting even, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, blow for blow, tit for tat,… …
22spite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. malice, ill will, grudge, malignity, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. umbrage, malice, malignity, resentment, ill will, hatred, contempt, harsh feeling, grudge, antipathy, enmity, animosity,… …
23FORGIVENESS — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index forgiveness noun forgiveness, grace adjective justifiable, pardonable verb forgive vindictiveness noun …
24vindictive — [[t]vɪndɪ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is vindictive, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause trouble for someone who they think has done them harm. How can you be so vindictive? ...a …
25vindictive — [vin dik′tiv] adj. [< L vindicta, revenge, vindication < vindicatus (see VINDICATE) + IVE] 1. revengeful in spirit; inclined to seek vengeance 2. said or done in revenge; characterized by vengeance [vindictive punishment] vindictively adv.… …
26vengefulness — noun a malevolent desire for revenge • Syn: ↑vindictiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑vengeful, ↑vindictive (for: ↑vindictiveness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
27enmity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English enmite, from Anglo French enemité, enemisté, from enemi enemy Date: 13th century positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will Synonyms: enmity, hostility, antipathy, antagonism, animosity …
28vindictive — adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication, from vindicare Date: 15th century 1. a. disposed to seek revenge ; vengeful b. intended for or involving revenge 2. intended to cause anguish or hurt ; spiteful • vindictively …
29Kit Carson — This article is about the frontiersman. For other uses, see Kit Carson (disambiguation). Christopher Houston Kit Carson …
30William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham — Infobox Prime Minister | name=The Earl of Chatham order=Prime Minister of Great Britain term start =30 July 1766 term end =14 October 1768 monarch =George III predecessor =The Marquess of Rockingham successor =The Duke of Grafton birth date… …
