vendetta
(noun)
ven-ˈde-tə
Definitions
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A prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone.
An endless dance of shadows, where grudges simmer and words wield the sword.Example: He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
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A blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
A saga of ancestral echoes, where honor is a flame burning through the halls of time.Example: The feud between the two families was akin to a vendetta, lasting for generations.
Origin
mid 19th century: from Italian, literally ‘a family feud’, from Latin ‘vindicta’.
Synonyms
feud, grudge, enmity, conflict
Antonyms
truce, reconciliation, peace, harmony