Vendetta ultimately traces to the Latin verb vindicta, meaning "revenge" or "vindication." That Latin word is also in the family tree of other English terms related to getting even, including avenge, revenge, …

1. a private feud, as formerly in Corsica and Italy, in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives. 2. any prolonged and bitter feud, …

If one person has a vendetta against another, the first person wants revenge for something the second person did to them in the past.

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 …

Vendetta definition: A feud between two families that arises from the injury or killing of the member of one family by a member of the other family, leading to long-lasting animosity and retaliatory acts of …

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.

He waged a personal vendetta against his rivals in the Senate. She claims that the police have a vendetta against her. [=that the police are deliberately and unfairly trying to cause trouble for her]

A vendetta is a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone, often involving a series of retaliatory acts or conflicts. It typically originated from disputes between families or clans, particularly …

VENDETTA definition: 1. a long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the…. Learn more.

vendetta: A feud between two families that arises from the injury or killing of the member of one family by a member of the other family, leading to long-lasting animosity and retaliatory acts of revenge.