What does having a vendetta mean?
Definition of vendetta
1 : blood feud. 2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts waged a personal vendetta against those who opposed his nomination.
What’s another word for vendetta?
In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for vendetta, like: blood-feud, smear campaign, gripe, vengeance, tirade, dispute, fight, squabble, quarrel and feud.
What is a secret vendetta?
(vɛnˈdɛtə ) noun. a private feud, originally between Corsican or Sicilian families, in which the relatives of a murdered person seek vengeance by killing the murderer or some member of his or her family.
What’s the opposite of vendetta?
Opposite of a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone. agreement. calm. forgiveness. harmony.
What does blood feud mean in history?
A blood feud is a feud with a cycle of retaliatory violence, with the relatives or associates of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise physically punishing the culprits or their relatives.