Vendetta Definition

vĕn-dĕtə
vendettas
noun
vendettas
A feud in which the relatives of a murdered or wronged person seek vengeance on the murderer or wrongdoer or on members of that person's family.
Webster's New World
Any bitter quarrel or feud.
Webster's New World
A series of acts attacking or attempting to injure another.
Launched a vendetta against his harshest critics in the media.
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Noun

Singular:
vendetta
Plural:
vendettas

Origin of Vendetta

  • Italian from Latin vindicta revenge vindictive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian vendetta.

    From Wiktionary

Vendetta Sentence Examples

  • They had all along maintained a virtual independence of the Turks and until quite recently retained their medieval customs, living in fortified towers and practising the vendetta or blood-feud.

  • The vendetta, too, is now hardly ever heard of.

  • The second half of the first season delves into the history of Alaric Saltzman and his vendetta against Damon.

  • It was almost as if she had a personal vendetta against the machine, but she was a very pleasant lady.

  • When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.

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VVEVEN

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