Definitions for vendettavɛnˈdɛt ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•det•tavɛnˈdɛt ə(n.)(pl.)-tas.
a private feud, as formerly in Corsica and Italy, in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives.
any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like.
Origin of vendetta:
1850–55; < It < L vindicta vengeance; see vindictive
ven•det′tist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
vendetta, blood feud(noun)
a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
Wiktionary
vendetta(Noun)
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged; a blood feud
Origin: From vendetta.
Webster Dictionary
Vendetta(noun)
a blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Vendetta
the practice which existed in Corsica and Sicily on the part of individuals of exacting vengeance for the murder of a relative on the murderer or one of his relations.
Translations for vendetta
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vendetta(noun)
a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute
There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.
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- ثأْرArabic
- вендетаBulgarian
- vingançaPortuguese (BR)
- vendetaCzech
- die BlutracheGerman
- vendettaDanish
- βεντέταGreek
- vendetta, enemistad mortalSpanish
- veritasuEstonian
- کینه خانوادگیFarsi
- verikostoFinnish
- vendettaFrench
- נִקמַת-דַםHebrew
- पुश्तैनी झगडा़Hindi
- osvetaCroatian
- vérbosszúHungarian
- pembalasan berdarahIndonesian
- blóðhefnd, ættvígIcelandic
- vendettaItalian
- 相互の復讐Japanese
- 피의 복수, 원수 갚기Korean
- vendeta, karas, kerštasLithuanian
- vendeta; asinsatriebībaLatvian
- dendamMalay
- bloedwraakDutch
- blodhevnNorwegian
- wendetaPolish
- کینه خانوادگیPersian
- كسات ( دقتل )، انتقام، غچPashto
- vingançaPortuguese
- vendetăRomanian
- вендеттаRussian
- vendetaSlovak
- krvno maščevanjeSlovenian
- osvetaSerbian
- vendetta, blodshämndSwedish
- ความพยาบาทThai
- kan davasıTurkish
- 宿怨Chinese (Trad.)
- вендетаUkrainian
- انتقامي طويل لڑائياںUrdu
- cuộc bất hòa kéo dàiVietnamese
- 家族世仇，族间仇杀，宿怨Chinese (Simp.)
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