vengefuladjective
uk/ˈvendʒ.fəl/us/ˈvendʒ.fəl/formalexpressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends:
She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.
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Revenge and vengefulness
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge
- bite
- bite back (at sb/sth)
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- even
- hit
- mind
- own
- pay
- pay sb back
- payback
- reprisal
- retaliate
- retaliatory
- revenge
- tit for tat
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance
- vindictive
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vengefully
adverb uk/ˈvendʒ.fəl.i/us/ˈvendʒ.fəl.i/
vengefulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈvendʒ.fəl.nəs/us/ˈvendʒ.fəl.nəs/