vendetta

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vendetta - a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other blood feud feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties

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vendetta

noun feud, dispute, quarrel, enmity, bad blood, blood feud

Translations

vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] n → vendetta

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vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] n → Vendetta f;

(between families) → Blutrache f