Meaning Of The Word Vendetta

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vendetta
variable noun: 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 in American English
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
noun: 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, esp. such vengeance as once practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy

vendetta in British English
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 or her family

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