vendetta
pronunciation
How to pronounce vendetta in British English:
UK [venˈdetə]
How to pronounce vendetta in American English:
US [vɛnˈdɛtə]
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- Noun:
- a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
Word Origin
- vendetta
- vendetta: see vindicate
- vendetta (n.)
- "a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.
Example
- 1. It was a vendetta culture .
- 2. V for vendetta , after all , celebrates the bombing of big ben and the post office tower .
- 3. Meanwhile , sheikh hasina 's vendetta has the support of the indian government , with whom bangladesh 's relations are much improved .
- 4. You 've also likely seen the visual symbol that 's made its way onto the streets : a guy fawkes mask borrowed by anonymous from the v for vendetta graphic novel and movie for use in real-world protests .
- 5. There is also a local vendetta against egyptian security forces who rounded up and tortured thousands of young men following a series of bombings by islamic militants against tourist resorts between 2004 and 2006 .