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vendetta

[ ven-det-uh ]

noun

  1. 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 once practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy.
  2. any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like:

    a political vendetta.



vendetta

/ ±¹É›²Ôˈ»åÉ›³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a private feud, originally between Corsican or Sicilian families, in which the relatives of a murdered person seek vengeance by killing the murderer or some member of his family
  2. any prolonged feud, quarrel, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±¹±ð²Ôˈ»å±ð³Ù³Ù¾±²õ³Ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vendetta1

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian, from Latin vindicta “v±ð²Ô²µ±ð²¹²Ô³¦±ðâ€; vindictive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vendetta1

C19: from Italian, from Latin vindicta, from ±¹¾±²Ô»å¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to avenge; see vindicate
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I don't think he, like has a personal vendetta, for Puerto Rico.â€

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Democrats had warned he would seek retribution against Trump's enemies, although the former prosecutor has denied any plans to pursue political vendettas and has promised to "rebuild" the bureau.

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But the bipartisan pull of “Reacher†primarily rests in the title character’s endless vendetta schedule.

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Critics and supporters have long said to take Trump at his word, and few things have shown this to be truer than his vendetta against against the country of my parents.

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She has denied the charges and alleged she is the victim of a political vendetta.

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