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vendetta. / vɛnˈdɛtə / noun. 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. any prolonged feud, quarrel, etc. Discover More. Derived Forms. venˈdettist, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. ven·det tist noun.
Britannica Dictionary definition of VENDETTA. [count] 1. : a very long and violent fight between two families or groups : blood feud. 2. : a series of acts done by someone over a long period of time to cause harm to a disliked person or group. He waged a personal vendetta against his rivals in the Senate.
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 conducted a personal vendetta against me. Topics Opinion and argument c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
A vendetta is blood feud, a quest for revenge. A vendetta might separate families for generations, with members of one family murdering those of the other, all to satisfy an ancient grudge.
noun [ C ] uk / venˈdetə / us. Add to word list. If someone has a vendetta against you, they try to do something bad to you over a period of time because they have been treated badly by you: He had a vendetta against the company after he lost his job. (Definition of vendetta from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
3 days ago · noun. Word origin. C19: from Italian, from Latin vindicta, from vindicāre to avenge; see vindicate. Word Frequency. vendetta in American English. (vɛnˈdɛtə ) noun. 1. 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. 2. any bitter quarrel or feud.
vendetta (against somebody) a long argument or disagreement 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 conducted a personal vendetta against me. See vendetta in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: vendetta.
