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# revengeful

adjective (more revengeful, most revengeful)

«revengeful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Revengeful means wanting to pay back someone who has hurt or wronged you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a revengeful creature, such as an ogre, wants to hurt the person who harmed it

### Examples

- "I am not revengeful," said the old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/#x1)
- Ogres are very revengeful creatures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/#x2)
- Do not be revengeful after a quarrel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

One who wants to pay back, here an enemy who mocks God's people.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches people to avoid revenge and to leave judgment to God.

### Examples

- For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful. (Writings PSA.44.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/revengeful/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «revengeful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«revengeful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revengeful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «revengeful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/revengeful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«revengeful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/revengeful.html) on Mova free.