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.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Vendetta

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

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