# vendetta

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɛnˈdɛtə/ · frequency rank #23,429

## Definitions
1. Revenge.
2. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
3. A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`evndetta`, `vednetta`, `venddetta`, `vendeta`, `vendetat`, `vendteta`, `venedtta`, `venndetta`, `vnedetta`, `vvendetta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vendetta