English speakers borrowed vendetta, spelling and all, from Italian, in which it means "revenge." It ultimately traces to the Latin verb vindicta, of the same meaning.

He waged a personal vendetta against his rivals in the Senate. She claims that the police have a vendetta against her. [=that the police are deliberately and unfairly trying to cause trouble for her]

Vendetta is a 2022 American action-thriller revenge film written and directed by Jared Cohn and starring Clive Standen, Theo Rossi, Mike Tyson, Thomas Jane, and Bruce Willis.

1. a private feud, as formerly in Corsica and Italy, in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives. 2. any prolonged and bitter …

VENDETTA definition: 1. a long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the…. Learn more.

vendetta (against somebody) a long argument or campaign in which one person or group does or says things to harm another. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him. …

Dec 19, 2025 · vendetta (plural vendettas or vendette) Revenge. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a …

Vendetta definition: A feud between two families that arises from the injury or killing of the member of one family by a member of the other family, leading to long-lasting animosity and …

VENDETTA definition: a private feud in which the members of the family of a murdered person seek to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives, especially such …

May 4, 2025 · At its core, a vendetta is a prolonged and often escalating series of retaliatory acts. Unlike legal justice, which seeks to address wrongs through impartial arbitration and …