vendetta
noun
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Vendetta has been getting even in English since the 19th century, when it first was used to refer to feuds between different clans or families. It later extended in meaning to cover acts that are known to feature in feuds of all kinds. English speakers borrowed vendetta, spelling and all, from Italian, in which it means "revenge." It ultimately traces to the Latin verb vindicta, of the same meaning. That Latin word is also in the family tree of many other English terms related to getting even, including avenge, revenge, vengeance, vindicate, and vindictive.
Examples of vendetta in a Sentence
Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
There have also been a series of attacks on schoolchildren in recent years, generally involving knives or homemade explosives and suspects believed to be carrying out personal vendettas.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
The plot gets far more tangled than that and draws in past vendettas and secret legacies.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
As the scandal escalates into an international incident, fueled by a luxury giant with a vendetta against LEDU that happens to employ Vincent’s brother Victor (Pierre Deladonchamps), the designer’s departure, voluntary or otherwise, becomes inevitable.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vendetta. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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