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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.
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