vendetta

noun

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Pronunciation: /vɛnˈdɛtə/ / [vɛnˈdɛɾə]

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. See vindicate, avenge.

Revenge.
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
“The families had been locked in a bitter vendetta for generations.”
A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.
“personal vendetta”
“blood vendetta”