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vendetta definition

ven·detta (ven det′ə)

noun

  1. 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
  2. any bitter quarrel or feud

Etymology: It < L vindicta, vengeance: see vindictive

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vendetta Synonyms

vendetta

n.

squabble, quarrel, feud; see dispute, fight 1.


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vendetta Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pursue: I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

Preposition: against

  • man: The Law Commission has pandered to the destructive agenda of a radical feminist minister who appears to be pursuing a spiteful vendetta against men.

Adjective modifier

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

Modifies a noun

  • killing: With the collapse of communism in 1991 and the subsequent lack of nationwide law and order, the number of vendetta killings has soared.

Noun used with modifier

  • family: Here family vendettas were rife and houses were built with ever higher fortifications.
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