vendetta
noun [C] /venˈdet.ə/
/-ˈdet̬-/ Definition
› 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: He saw himself as the victim of a personal vendetta being waged by his political enemies.Arguments and disagreements
(Definition of vendetta noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- altercation noun
- argument noun (DISAGREEMENT)
- argy-bargy noun
- bust-up noun
- conflict noun
- confrontation noun
- contention noun (DISAGREEMENT)
- disharmony noun
- dissonance noun
- feud noun
- fracas noun
- fray noun
- Mexican standoff noun
- quibble noun
- rivalry noun
- row noun (ARGUMENT)
- ructions noun
- skirmish noun
- slanging match noun
- trouble noun (DIFFICULTIES)
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