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Outraged vs Vengeful - What's the difference?

outraged | vengeful |

As a verb outraged

is (outrage).

As an adjective vengeful is

vindictive or wanting vengeance.

outraged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (outrage).
  • *, chapter=22
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged , she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.}}

    vengeful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
  • His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.}}

    Synonyms

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    Hyponyms

    * revanchist