Oct 25, 2014 · English speakers borrowed vendetta, spelling and all, from Italian, in which it means "revenge." It ultimately traces to the Latin verb vindicta, of the same meaning.

VENDETTA definition: 1. a long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the…. Learn more.

Vendetta definition: a private feud in which the members of the family of a murdered person seek to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives, especially such vengeance as …

1. a private feud, as formerly in Corsica and Italy, in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives. 2. any prolonged and bitter feud, …

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vendetta (against somebody) a long argument or campaign in which one person or group does or says things to harm another. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him. She …

If one person has a vendetta against another, the first person wants revenge for something the second person did to them in the past. He felt the newspaper had a personal vendetta against him.

Dec 1, 2025 · vendetta (plural vendettas or vendette) Revenge. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud. …

Vendetta definition: A feud between two families that arises from the injury or killing of the member of one family by a member of the other family, leading to long-lasting animosity and retaliatory acts of …

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