英语词汇“vindictiveness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

► mean

not nice and making someone feel upset: There’s no reason to be mean. That was a mean trick.

► unkind

unkind means the same thing as mean but it sounds more formal: It was unkind to tell her that she looked fat.

► cruel

very mean and deliberately making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Girls can be very cruel to each other.

► thoughtless

not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people: It’s your sister’s birthday, and you didn’t even call her? How can you be so thoughtless!

► nasty

mean, often deliberately and for no reason: Their neighbors were really nasty.

► hurtful

mean, and said or done especially because you feel something is unfair, you are jealous, etc.: He said some hurtful things that he later regretted.

► spiteful

mean, and done or said deliberately because you are angry or jealous: Jen’s remark upset Chris, so he said some spiteful things to her.

► abusive

using cruel words or physical violence: Hannah had an abusive father.

► vicious

extremely cruel and deliberately trying to upset someone: There is a vicious rumor going around that she is pregnant, but she’s not.

► malicious

formal showing a desire to harm, upset, or cause problems for someone. Used especially about things people say or write: The girls started spreading malicious gossip as a way of getting back at her.

► vindictive

mean and unfair especially because you want to harm someone who has harmed you: She became bitter and vindictive after her husband left her, and she refused to let him see the children.

单词	vindictiveness
释义	vindictivevindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYvindictive Origin: 1600-1700 Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicare; ➔ VINDICATE Thesaurus THESAURUSnot nice► mean not nice and making someone feel upset: There’s no reason to be mean. That was a mean trick. ► unkind unkind means the same thing as mean but it sounds more formal: It was unkind to tell her that she looked fat. ► cruel very mean and deliberately making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Girls can be very cruel to each other. ► thoughtless not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people: It’s your sister’s birthday, and you didn’t even call her? How can you be so thoughtless! ► nasty mean, often deliberately and for no reason: Their neighbors were really nasty. ► hurtful mean, and said or done especially because you feel something is unfair, you are jealous, etc.: He said some hurtful things that he later regretted. ► spiteful mean, and done or said deliberately because you are angry or jealous: Jen’s remark upset Chris, so he said some spiteful things to her. ► abusive using cruel words or physical violence: Hannah had an abusive father. ► vicious extremely cruel and deliberately trying to upset someone: There is a vicious rumor going around that she is pregnant, but she’s not. ► malicious formal showing a desire to harm, upset, or cause problems for someone. Used especially about things people say or write: The girls started spreading malicious gossip as a way of getting back at her. ► vindictive mean and unfair especially because you want to harm someone who has harmed you: She became bitter and vindictive after her husband left her, and she refused to let him see the children. deliberately cruel and unfair toward someone you believe has harmed you, in a way that seems unreasonable to others: a vindictive ex-wife► see thesaurus at mean2—vindictively adverb—vindictiveness noun [uncountable]
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