vindictive

adjective/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/CEFR C1

প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ

Meaning

Wanting to hurt someone who has hurt you.

Example sentences

  • The decision felt vindictive.সিদ্ধান্তটি প্রতিহিংসামূলক মনে হয়েছিল।
  • He is not a vindictive man.তিনি প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ মানুষ নন।

Common phrases with “vindictive”

  • a vindictive streakপ্রতিহিংসার ঝোঁক
  • purely vindictiveনিছক প্রতিহিংসামূলক
  • sound vindictiveপ্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ শোনানো

A common mistake

The court was vindictive in giving him five years.→The court was severe in giving him five years.

Vindictive means acting from personal revenge, so it accuses the judge of a motive. A heavy but lawful sentence is severe or harsh — and the related noun is vindictiveness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: spiteful, vengeful

Antonyms: forgiving

Similar words, and what each means

  • spiteful

    বিদ্বেষপরায়ণ, হিংসুটে

    Wanting to hurt or upset others out of ill will.

  • vengeful

    প্রতিশোধপরায়ণ

    Wanting to punish someone for a wrong done to you.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • vindictivenessnounপ্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণতা

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “vindictive” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সহায়ক, উপকারী
    • • নীল
    • • প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ
    • • গৌণ, ছোটখাটো
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    প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ — vindictive (adjective) — প্রতিহিংসাপরায়ণ. Wanting to hurt someone who has hurt you.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “vindictive”?

    • • generous
    • • considerable
    • • spiteful
    • • wet
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    spiteful — spiteful — বিদ্বেষপরায়ণ, হিংসুটে. Wanting to hurt or upset others out of ill will.

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