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What is another word for vendettas?

Pronunciation: [vɛndˈɛtəz] (IPA)

Vendettas are personal vendettas that involve a prolonged and bitter feud between two parties. The synonyms for vendettas include revenge, retribution, retaliation, and vendetta. Revenge is an act of retribution or punishment done to an individual who has wronged or offended you. Retribution refers to punishment that is inflicted in response to wrong or perceived wrongdoing. Retaliation involves a counter-attack or action taken in response to an offense or wrongdoing. Vendetta is a long-standing hatred, grudge, or feud that motivates a desire for revenge or retaliation. These synonyms for vendettas all imply a deep-seated resentment that fuels a desire for vengeance or payback.
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She comes of a race who swear vendettas."
"Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School or The Parting of the Ways"
Jessie Graham Flower
From her mother's race, the Pietra Santa family, Letizia imbibed the habits of the most backward and savage part of Corsica, where vendettas were rife and education was almost unknown.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
In the office, as in every other aggregation of human beings, there were coteries, cliques, friendships and hatreds, jealousies, heart-burnings and vendettas.
"Love, The Fiddler"
Lloyd Osbourne

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