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What (who) is vindictive - definition
HARMFUL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO A GRIEVANCE
Personal vendetta; Revenge is a dish best served cold; Retaliate; Vengeance (concept); Retaliatory force; Vengefulness; Retaliation; Revenge killing; Vindictiveness; Vindictive; Disproportionate revenge
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vindictive
adj. vindictive of (that was vindictive of him)
vindictive
If you say that someone is vindictive, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause trouble for someone who they think has done them harm.
...a vindictive woman desperate for revenge against the man who loved and left her.
ADJ [disapproval]
• vindictiveness
...a dishonest person who is operating completely out of vindictiveness.
N-UNCOUNT
vindictive
a.
Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful.
Wikipedia
Revenge
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.
Examples of use of vindictive
1. One summons would suffice, and 7 looks vindictive.
2. There is no doubt that Gordon Brown can be vindictive.
3. A wealthy, vindictive spouse may not care about it.
4. It called the local lawsuit "vindictive" and groundless.
5. The sacked workers include union leaders. «This is vindictive action.