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vendetta
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ven·det·ta  (vn-dt)
n.
1. A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
2. A bitter, destructive feud.

[Italian, from Latin vindicta, revenge; see vindictive.]

vendetta
Noun
1. a long-lasting quarrel between people or organizations in which they attempt to harm each other: it's an inexplicable vendetta against the firm and its directors
2. a private feud between families in which members of one family kill members of the other family in revenge for earlier murders [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vendetta - a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties

vendetta
Translations
vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] nvendetta

vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] nVendetta f;
(between families) → Blutrache f

vendetta
n vendetta [venˈdetə]
a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years. vendetta ثأْر вендета vendeta vendetta die Blutrache βεντέτα vendetta, enemistad mortal veritasu کینه خانوادگی sukuriita, verikosto vendetta נִקמַת-דַם पुश्तैनी झगडा़ osveta vérbosszú pembalasan berdarah blóðhefnd, ættvíg vendetta 相互の復讐 오랜 세월에 걸친 격심한 대립 vendeta, karas, kerštas vendeta; asinsatriebība dendam bloedwraak blodhevn wendeta vingança vendetă вендетта vendeta krvno maščevanje osveta vendetta, blodshämnd ความพยาบาท kan davası 世仇, 族間仇殺, 深仇 вендета انتقامي طويل لڑائياں cuộc bất hòa kéo dài , ,


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