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Holding a grudge like it's a full-time job with no retirement plan.
means Driven by a desire for revenge, often disproportionate to the original slight.
from From Latin vindicta, revenge, the same root that gives us vindicate — proving that clearing your name and settling scores were always neighbors.
Legal cousinVindictive damages punish, not just compensate.
Not vindicatedSame root, opposite spirit entirely.
PsychologyLinked to perceived injustice and wounded pride.