Definition of VENDETTA

vendetta

Plural: vendettas, vendette

Noun

  • a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
  • Revenge.
  • A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
  • A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. See vindicate, avenge.

Synonyms

blood feud

Scrabble Score: 12

vendetta is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vendetta is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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