vendettaven‧det‧ta /venˈdetə/ noun 
He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him. the victim of a political vendetta2[countable, uncountable] a long violent argument between two groups or people, especially one that is about something that happened in the past SYN feud: The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta.vendetta between vendettas between rival gangs
WORD ORIGINvendetta
Origin:
1800-1900 Italian ‘vengeance’, from Latin vindicta; ➔ VINDICTIVEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Ellis claims he is the victim of a conspiracy with a personal vendetta against him.
- One of the gang members began a vendetta against her after she testified.
- The killing was the result of a long-standing vendetta over gambling profits.
- The recent bombings may be a sign of a renewed vendetta between rival separatists.
- It was a vendetta, any child would have seen that.
- Sure, I have a vendetta against him and he has one against me.
- The lure of mutual profit wiped out, at least temporarily, their personal vendetta.
- West Yorkshire police emphasised yesterday that no evidence had emerged to link the killing to any vendetta or previous trouble.
- When she testifies against them, one begins a vendetta against her.
Longman Language Activatoraction that is taken in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you
· The motive for the murder was clearly revenge.seek revenge · Members of the party are seeking revenge for the assassination of their leader.revenge attack/killing/bombing · Fearing revenge attacks, the government has sealed off the borders.
an action, especially a military or political one, that is a reaction to something that has been done by a country, government, organization etc: · Some people will not report attacks to the police for fear of reprisals.· Demonstrators surged through the capital city yesterday, ignoring threats of reprisals from the government.reprisal for: · His murder was a reprisal for an injury to a rival gang member.
revenge, especially in the form of violent actions or behaviour, for something very harmful or violent that someone has done: · Her desire for vengeance led her to shoot her daughter's murderer.· Nothing can justify the gunmens' senseless acts of vengeance.
a quarrel between two people or groups of people that has continued for a long time and during which the two sides keep trying to get revenge on each other: · The killing was the result of a long-standing vendetta over gambling profits.vendetta between: · The recent bombings may be a sign of a renewed vendetta between rival separatists.vendetta against: · One of the gang members began a vendetta against her after she testified.family/tribal/private/personal vendetta: · Ellis claims he is the victim of a conspiracy with a personal vendetta against him.
something unpleasant done because someone has done something unpleasant to you: · I didn't invite her to my party because she didn't invite me to hers. It was just tit for tat.tit-for-tat killings/bombings/raids etc: · Eight people have died in this latest round of tit-for-tat killings.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him. the victim of a political vendetta The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable] a situation in which one person or group tries for a long time to harm another personvendetta against He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him. the victim of a political vendetta The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta.· Many diplomats privately accused her of having a personal vendetta against Boutros-Ghali.· The lure of mutual profit wiped out, at least temporarily, their personal vendetta.
· In closed-door sessions with House Republicans, Gingrich blamed his ethics problems on a Democratic political vendetta.
He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him. the victim of a political vendetta2[countable, uncountable] a long violent argument between two groups or people, especially one that is about something that happened in the past SYN feud: The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta.vendetta between vendettas between rival gangs- birth
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