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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRevengeful
/rɪˈvɛndʒ.fəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having or showing a desire to inflict harm on someone in response to a perceived wrong.
"His revengeful attitude made it impossible for the two families to reconcile." - 2
Characterized by or resulting from a desire for revenge.
"The protagonist carried out a revengeful scheme against his former business partners."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'revenge' (from Old French 'revengier', ultimately from Latin 'vindicare') combined with the Old English suffix '-ful', meaning 'full of'. The term has been used since the late 16th century to describe individuals disposed to seeking retaliation for perceived wrongs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Revengeful" is said worldwide
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vengeur
Transliteration: vɑ̃.ʒœʁ
"Il a adopté une attitude vengeur envers ses critiques."
rachsüchtig
Transliteration: ʁaxˌzʏçtɪç
"Sein rachsüchtiger Charakter machte ihn bei vielen unbeliebt."
vendicativo
Transliteration: /ven.di.caˈti.vo/
"Era un uomo molto vendicativo e non dimenticava mai un torto."
vengativo
Transliteration: /ben.ɡaˈti.βo/
"Su carácter vengativo le trajo muchos problemas en la vida."
vingativo
Transliteration: /vĩ.ɡaˈtʃi.vu/
"Ele guardava rancor e tinha uma personalidade muito vingativa."
प्रतिdhi
Transliteration: badal lene ki bhavna wala
Script: बदला लेने वाला
"उसकी बदला लेने वाली प्रवृत्ति ने सबका दिल दुखाया।"
报复性的
Transliteration: bàofù xìng de
"他采取了一种报复性的行动。"
복수심에 찬
Transliteration: boksusime chan
"그는 복수심에 찬 눈으로 상대를 바라보았다."
執念深い
Transliteration: shūnenbukai
"彼は非常に執念深い性格の持ち主です。"
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