vendetta — a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign of revenge against someone
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign of revenge against someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /vənˈdetə/
Korean meaning: 개인적 원한, 복수전
Korean pronunciation: 벤**데**타
Example Sentences
- The CEO's firing seemed like a personal vendetta rather than a business decision.
- My cat has a vendetta against the vacuum cleaner and attacks it every time.
- The journalist's articles weren't objective reporting but part of a vendetta against the mayor.
vendetta
NOUN//vənˈdetə//
a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign of revenge against someone
A businessman executes his vendetta by revealing damaging evidence against his former partner
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At the operetta, plotting vendetta with a Beretta
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Origin
From Italian 'vendetta', derived from Latin 'vindicta' meaning 'vengeance' or 'revenge'. The word entered English through Italian, where it became associated with the traditional practice of family vengeance.
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“The CEO's firing seemed like a personal vendetta rather than a business decision.”
“My cat has a vendetta against the vacuum cleaner and attacks it every time.”
“The journalist's articles weren't objective reporting but part of a vendetta against the mayor.”
“He claimed the parking tickets were part of a vendetta by the traffic warden.”
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