vendetta

/ven'detə/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A prolonged, bitter, and often violent feud or rivalry between families, groups, or individuals, typically involving a cycle of retaliatory acts of revenge. It implies a deep-seated, obsessive desire for vengeance that is often passed down through generations or sustained over a long period.
Usage
  • The word "vendetta" is used to describe a serious, long-standing conflict driven by a desire for revenge. It is often associated with family clans, criminal organizations, or intense personal grudges. It is a formal and dramatic term.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The two crime families were locked in a bloody vendetta that lasted for decades.
    • He pursued a personal vendetta against the journalist who had criticized his work.
    • The region's history is marred by tribal vendettas.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a vendetta against someone": to hold a persistent grudge and seek revenge against a specific person.
    • The CEO believed his former partner had a vendetta against him and was sabotaging his new business.
  • "to wage/carry on a vendetta": to actively engage in or continue a feud.
    • The politician was accused of waging a vendetta against his opponents in the media.
Variants and Related Words
  • Feud (n): A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute. (A less intense and more general synonym).
  • Grudge (n): A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. (More personal and less violent than a vendetta).
  • Blood feud (n): A feud involving murder and retaliation between families or clans. (This is a very close synonym and compound term that specifies the violent nature).
Synonyms
  • Feud
  • Blood feud
  • Rivalry (though this can be less hostile)
  • Quarrel (less intense and prolonged)
Related Phrases
  • Cycle of violence/revenge: A pattern where acts of vengeance provoke further retaliation, similar to the dynamic in a vendetta.
  • Family feud: A long-standing quarrel between families, which can be a vendetta.
Idioms
  • While "vendetta" itself is not typically part of a common English idiom, the concept is central to the idiom "an eye for an eye", which describes the principle of retaliatory justice that can fuel a vendetta.
Noun
  1. a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

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