vendetta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- retribution noun Punishment given out of a sense of justice or revenge for a wrong that was done.
- vendetta noun A long-running, bitter feud driven by a desire for revenge, often passed down between families or groups.
Senses
vendetta is used for these senses in English:
- retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
- vendetta A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.