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Synonyms for vendetta


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ven-det-uh
Phonetic Transcription : vɛnˈdɛt ə

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Définition of vendetta

Origin :
  • 1855, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.
  • noun feud
Example sentences :
  • He did not proclaim the vendetta against the assassin of his father.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • He was hers by marriage, and in marrying her had wedded the vendetta.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • Revenge, Avenger, Retribution, Vendetta; none appealed to him.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • If ever I were in any vendetta business I should pick Gaspard first.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • And is that impossible person, Mr. Marcus Stepney, also in the vendetta?
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Terror » by Edgar Wallace
  • His vendetta he again relegated to the files of things that might have been.
  • Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry
  • You are no leader, Marco, if you will not undertake the vendetta for one of your men.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
  • No, she would deal the blow herself, and feel the joy of the vendetta in her own grasp.
  • Extract from : « The Immortal » by Alphonse Daudet
  • His execution will mean the declaration of a vendetta against the police.
  • Extract from : « The American Egypt » by Channing Arnold
  • It's all very well for her, since her "vendetta" lies in the "fact."
  • Extract from : « Three Plays » by Luigi Pirandello

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