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Vengeful vs Vendetta - What's the difference?

vengeful | vendetta |

As an adjective vengeful

is vindictive or wanting vengeance.

As a noun vendetta is

a vendetta taking place in the context of mafia.

vengeful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
    • His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Hyponyms

    * revanchist

    Related terms

    * avenge * vengeance

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    vendetta

    English

    (wikipedia vendetta)

    Noun

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