อาฆาตแค้น(aa-kâat káen)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] bear a grudge; seek revenge
to harbor deep resentment or malice and intend to take revenge against someone (formal/literary).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káenอาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káen1[to] bear a grudge; seek revenge2vindictive; vengefulคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)หลังเขาlăng kăoหลังเขาlăng kăo1unsophisticated; behind the times2remote/backwoods areaและláeและláeand (coordinating)สาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableเอาคืนao keunเอาคืนao keun1[to] get revenge; [to] retaliate2[to] get [sth] back; [to] take [sth] back; [to] reclaim [sth]ให้ได้hâi dâiให้ได้hâi dâi1post-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter what2imperative emphasis: be sure to; make sure to
He harbors deep resentment toward the person who betrayed him and vows to get revenge.
2AdjectiveC1
vindictive; vengeful
having or showing a strong desire for revenge; inclined to nurse a grudge.
Examples
ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นานแล้วnaan láewนานแล้วnaan láewa long time agoแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doอาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káenอาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káen1[to] bear a grudge; seek revenge2vindictive; vengefulเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)
Even though the matter ended a long time ago, he still nurses a grudge against her and won't let it go.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พยาบาทpá-yaa-bàatพยาบาทpá-yaa-bàat1malice; vindictiveness; vengeful intent2spiteful; malicious; vengeful (formal/literary)
- malice; vindictiveness; vengeful intent
- spiteful; malicious; vengeful (formal/literary)
ผูกใจเจ็บpòok jai jèpผูกใจเจ็บpòok jai jèp[to] hold a grudge; bear resentment
[to] hold a grudge; bear resentment
ผูกพยาบาทpòok pá-yaa-bâatผูกพยาบาทpòok pá-yaa-bâat[to] hold a grudge [against sb]
[to] hold a grudge [against sb]
เจ้าคิดเจ้าแค้นjâo kít jâo káenเจ้าคิดเจ้าแค้นjâo kít jâo káenvindictive; spiteful
vindictive; spiteful
โกรธแค้นgròht káenโกรธแค้นgròht káen1furious and vengeful2[to] be furious and vengeful; hold a grudge
- furious and vengeful
- [to] be furious and vengeful; hold a grudge
Word Breakdown
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อาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káenอาฆาตแค้นaa-kâat káen[to] bear a grudge; seek revenge