Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vendetta

[vɛnˈdɛɾə]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: ven-det-ta
IPA: [vɛnˈdɛɾə]

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

noun

A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

Example Sentences

"The families had been locked in a bitter vendetta for generations."
"personal vendetta"
"blood vendetta"
"The source added: “It appears to me a very personal vendetta that doesn’t have long term interests both for the kingdom and for the US and for intelligence cooperation in the future.”"
"But Trump’s pursuit of his political vendettas in a presidency increasingly revolving around personal goals, expensive legacy projects and tin-eared economic messaging is going to cause a headache for the GOP."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vindicta

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [vɛnˈdɛɾə]

Inflected Forms

vendettas (plural) vendette (plural)

Derived Forms

vendettist

Synonyms

blood feud

Rhymes With

loretta henrietta marietta rosetta mehta betta etta beretta panetta ceta operetta coretta

Questions

How do you pronounce vendetta?: The recorded pronunciation is [vɛnˈdɛɾə].
What does vendetta mean?: Revenge.
Where does vendetta come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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