26984 words

vendetta

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
a long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the other in order to punish them for things that happened in the past:

Examples:

He saw himself as the victim of a personal vendetta being waged by his political enemies.
2
a strong desire to harm a person or group, often because of political reasons or feelings of hate:

Examples:

They accused the special prosecutor of carrying on a vendetta against the White House.

Navigation