vindictive

[US]/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
[UK]/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nagpapakita ng kasamaan o mapanirang pagnanais na gumanti, nagtataglay ng pagkapoot.

Example Sentences

the criticism was both vindictive and personalized.

Ang kritisismo ay parehong mapaghiganti at personal.

I have no vindictive feelings about it.

Wala akong mararamdamang paghihiganti tungkol dito.

I don’t like Kevin—he’s got a nasty vindictive streak in him.

Ayaw ko kay Kevin—mayroon siyang masamang ugali ng paghihiganti.

If Apple didn't have such a vindictive history against buttons, it would be easy to write off the new "buttonless" Shuffle as a marketing ploy.

Kung hindi nagkaroon ng ganitong kasaysayan ng paghihiganti ang Apple laban sa mga button, madaling ituring na taktika sa pagbebenta ang bagong "walang button" na Shuffle.

She is known for her vindictive nature.

Kilala siya sa kanyang ugali ng paghihiganti.

He harbored a vindictive grudge against his former boss.

Nagtanim siya ng paghihiganti sa kanyang dating boss.

The vindictive comments hurt her deeply.

Malalim na nasaktan siya ng mga mapanirang komento.

Her vindictive behavior alienated many of her friends.

Maraming kaibigan ang napalayo sa kanya dahil sa kanyang ugali ng paghihiganti.

He unleashed a vindictive attack on his critics.

Inilunsad niya ang isang mapanirang pag-atake sa kanyang mga kritiko.

The vindictive gossip spread quickly through the office.

Mabilis na kumalat ang mapanirang tsismis sa buong opisina.

She plotted a vindictive scheme to ruin her rival's reputation.

Nagplano siya ng isang mapanirang iskema upang sirain ang reputasyon ng kanyang karibal.

His vindictive attitude made it difficult for him to maintain friendships.

Mahirap para sa kanya na mapanatili ang pagkakaibigan dahil sa kanyang ugali ng paghihiganti.

The vindictive tone of his email was evident to everyone who read it.

Halata sa lahat ng nagbasa nito ang mapanirang tono ng kanyang email.

She couldn't help but feel a twinge of vindictive satisfaction when her rival failed.

Hindi niya mapigilang makaramdam ng bahagyang kasiyahan nang mabigo ang kanyang karibal.

Real-world Examples

Dad always said that you were vindictive.

Source: Deadly Women

Shut up, Morty, you vindictive little turd!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

You know, taking away my access to our account, that's just vindictive.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

" My mother is not vindictive, " said Clym, his colour faintly rising.

Source: Returning Home

You'd be that vindictive? Destroy the one thing I love out of spite?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

No, I'm not a vindictive woman, Mr. Caudle: nobody ever called me that but you.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

I was petty and vindictive, and I will find someone else to look after the dog.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Harry felt a kind of vindictive pleasure; he had not, of course, dreamed anything of the sort.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You take our timeshare in Aspen, and I'm vindictive? Come on. You'll hardly ever use that place.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

" But left some vindictive feeling, perhaps" .

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

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