vendetta
NounSynonyms:
blood feud
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each otherSynonyms: blood feud
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Vendetta \Ven*det"ta\, n. [It.]
1.A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman. [1913 Webster]
2.Any feud or contention that is bitter and prolonged; however, the deep enmity may be held by only one party to the dispute; as, the former Mayor nurtured a lifelong vendetta against the candidate who defeated him. [PJC]