vendetta
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vendetta
- /vɛnˈdɛtə/
- [vɛnˈdɛɾə] US
Rhymes with -ɛtə
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Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. See vindicate, avenge.
noun vendettas · vendette
- Revenge.
- A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud. The families had been locked in a bitter vendetta for generations.
- A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone. personal vendetta
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blood feud, feud, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance, vindictiveness, payback, revanche, countervengeance, requital, getback, reprisal, blood avenger, counterbetrayal, wrath
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noun bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged
| Español | vendetta, venganza de sangre, venganza |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 確執 kakushitsu, フェーデ fēde |
| 中文 | 仇殺 /仇杀 chóushā, 互相傷害 /互相伤害, 以怨報怨 /以怨报怨 |
| Português | rivalidade |
| Français | vendetta |
| Deutsch | Blutfehde, Vendetta |
| Italiano | faida |
| Ελληνικά | βεντέτα ventéta |
| Română | vendetă |
| Русский | кро́вная месть króvnaja mestʹ, венде́тта vendétta, вражда́ vraždá |
| Tiếng Việt | thù máu |
Talk about this word "vendetta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vendetta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vendetta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vendetta "vendetta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vendetta.Cite this
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title = {vendetta},
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