vendetta

• Eine lang andauernde, erbitterte Fehde oder Blutrache, oft mit einem Kreislauf von Vergeltungsgewalt zwischen Familien oder Gruppen.

A prolonged and bitter feud, often involving a cycle of retaliatory violence between families or groups.

1. Blood feudC1formal

   A prolonged and bitter feud between families or groups, often involving cycles of retaliatory violence.

   Blutrache

   • The two families have been locked in a vendetta for generations.
   • The novel tells the story of a Corsican vendetta.
   • The conflict escalated into a bloody vendetta.

   Synonymeblood feudfeud

2. Prolonged quarrelC1formal

   A long and bitter quarrel or campaign of revenge against someone.

   Vendetta

   • He has a personal vendetta against his former business partner.
   • The politician's vendetta against the journalist lasted for years.
   • She pursued a vendetta against the company that fired her.

   Synonymeanimosityblood feudconflictdisputefeudgrudgehostilityquarrel