vengeful.

Wanting to hurt or punish someone because you feel they have wronged you.

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Words that belong together

• vengeful impulse
• vengeful response

On the page

A vengeful impulse almost made her send the letter unchanged.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more vengeful; superlative most vengeful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.