What does vindictiveness mean?
Definitions for vindictiveness
vin·dic·tive·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
vindictiveness, vengefulnessnoun
a malevolent desire for revenge
Wiktionary
vindictivenessnoun
The condition of being vindictive
vindictivenessnoun
A malevolent desire for revenge
Wikipedia
vindictiveness
Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment.
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vindictiveness
Vindictiveness is the personality trait or behavior characterized by a strong desire for revenge or a disposition to seek and cause harm or distress to others. It is often associated with feelings of resentment, bitterness, hostility, and malice.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vindictiveness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vindictiveness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of vindictiveness in a Sentence
Thomas Paine, "The Age of Reason":
Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the bible is filled, it would seem more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
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