vengefulness
noun[U]
uk/ˈvendʒ.fəl.nəs/us/ˈvendʒ.fəl.nəs/thequalityof beingvengeful(=expressingastrongwishtopunishsomeone who hasharmedyou):
报复心;复仇的意图He said hefeltnobitternessor vengefulness toward his brother'sattackers.他说,他对袭击他兄弟的人没有怨恨或报复之心。
He did notlashout inangerand vengefulness.他没有因愤怒和报复心而发难。
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vengeful
- Theirmindswerecloudedbyfear,anger, or vengefulness.
- Thefilmaddressesone of the director'sfavouritethemes:obsessivevengefulness.
- Heblamedhisdownfallon the vengefulness ofjournalists.
Revenge and vengefulness
- avenge
- avenger
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- don't get mad, get evenidiom
- eye
- hit
- medicine
- mind
- pay
- paysomeone/somethingback
- reprisal
- retaliate
- retaliation
- retaliatory
- tit for tat
- two can play at that gameidiom
- vengeance
- vengeful
- vengefully