dendam.
A grudge; deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
Meaning & usage
A grudge; deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
Vengeance; a desire to invoke personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
Where this word comes from
From Malay dendam, probably from one of which: * Proto-Malayic *dəndəm, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm. * From the metathesis of *damdaan, from Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”) + -an.
To hold a grudge against someone.
To be vindictive or vengeful.
Where this word comes from
From Malay dendam, probably from one of which: * Proto-Malayic *dəndəm, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm. * From the metathesis of *damdaan, from Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”) + -an.
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