English Explanatory Dictionary

vendetta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Revenge.
  2. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
  3. A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

Pronunciation

/vɛnˈdɛtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vendetta.wav [vɛnˈdɛɾə]

Word forms

vendetta vendettas vendette

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. See vindicate, avenge.

Derived words

vendettist
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