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
Trump waged an eight-year vendetta against Comey after the FBI investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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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
Additionally, making threats about recording their son crying sounds like a personal vendetta rather than her genuinely being concerned about his well-being.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kim Cattrall, who has a long-standing feud with Parker, did not appear.—
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As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.—
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Opening arguments in a Stanford felony vandalism case began Friday amid sharp disputes over whether political views tied to Israel’s war in Gaza should factor into the trial — an issue that has shaped the case from its earliest stages.—
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Police had initially said the shooting involved a family dispute but gave no specific details.—
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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