vendetta

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Noun vendetta has 1 sense

vendetta, blood feud - a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
--₁ is a kind of feud

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Vendetta

Part of speech: Noun

Sense 1: A prolonged feud characterized by a series of retaliatory acts of vengeance, typically between two families or factions.

Example sentence: The vendetta between the Montague and Capulet families resulted in tragic consequences for Romeo and Juliet.

Sense 2: A bitter and long-lasting personal feud or quarrel.

Example sentence: The politician and the journalist had a vendetta that lasted for years, with both constantly attacking each other in public.