as in feud
a series of acts done to harm a disliked person or group
He has had a vendetta against her ever since she beat him out for the promotion. The two politicians had long held a personal vendetta against each other.
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Recent Examples of vendetta
Helen sends him on an off-the-books job to the London Mother House to use his mind-probing powers on Jasper (William Fichtner), a powerful vampire with a personal vendetta against the Talamasca.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump waged an eight-year vendetta against Comey after the FBI investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s episode of the Fox procedural, Manheim guest-starred as Jocelyn, the no-nonsense matriarch of a local family with a longstanding vendetta against her son’s future in-laws.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The vendetta here wasn’t just against dance music above 120 BPM; real and projected fears about drug use and rape were motivating factors.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump waged an eight-year vendetta against Comey after the FBI investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s episode of the Fox procedural, Manheim guest-starred as Jocelyn, the no-nonsense matriarch of a local family with a longstanding vendetta against her son’s future in-laws.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The vendetta here wasn’t just against dance music above 120 BPM; real and projected fears about drug use and rape were motivating factors.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vendetta
Noun
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The whole Alesia-versus-Ben feud ends in an unexpected new hire.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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The sewage spat comes amid a series of feuds the president is waging with state executives, especially Moore, who is seen as a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes, grandson of Robert), the shot fills with the telltale red, white and blue of the American flag.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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While Japan has seized fishing vessels from South Korea and Taiwan in recent years, the incident is the first involving a vessel from China since 2022 and comes against the backdrop of a major diplomatic dispute between the countries.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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