vengeful spirit

collocation in English

meaningsofvengefulandspirit

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vengeful
adjective
uk
/ˈvendʒ.fəl/us
/ˈvendʒ.fəl/
expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family ...
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spirit
noun
uk
/ˈspɪr.ɪt/us
/ˈspɪr.ət/
a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or ...
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(Definition ofvengefulandspiritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvengeful spirit

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It is enough for my purpose to say that they believe that it was conceived in avengefulspirit.
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One says this in no spiteful orvengefulspirit.
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To her surprise, the professional confirms that there is, in fact, avengefulspiritresiding in their new home.
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Ganga become avengefulspirithaunting the family.
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A woman who wears these masks must not expose any part of her body or avengefulspiritmay take possession of her.
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Harsha opens the bottle and is soon occupied by thevengefulspiritof the old man.
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In these cultures, diseases are often attributed to the presence of avengefulspirit(or loosely termed "demon") in the body of the patient.
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Freddy is avengefulspiritwho attacks his victims from within their dreams.
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The actor portraying thevengefulspirithad to wear a wetsuit under his costume due to the extended period of time he was required to spend in the lake.
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She hoped to get to know him in hope that he could help her in controlling her ownvengefulspirit, but he moved away before she was able to.
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Oshiga'svengefulspiritterrorises the pair until she makes a frightful apparition to her husband.
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Buppah'svengefulspiritrefuses to be dislodged.
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They see their task as taking back the night from bloodsuckers, ravaging beasts, vengeful spirits and manipulative sorcerers.
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