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The definition of a vendetta is a lingering grudge or feeling of hatred for someone, such as a blood feud where the family of someone who had been killed seeks revenge on the family of the killer or his family.

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When you hold a grudge against someone for a long time, this is an example of a vendetta.

See vendetta in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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
any bitter quarrel or feud

Origin: It < L vindicta, vengeance: see vindictive

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vendettist noun

See vendetta in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
A bitter, destructive feud.

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Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin vindicta, revenge; see vindictive

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