vendetta
a bitter and destructive fight
TRANSLATION
vendetta = die Blutrache
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Prince Michael Golitsyn of Russia had taken an Italian Catholic wife, to the intense displeasure of Czarina Anna Ivanovna. Although the prince's bride soon died, the czarina wanted to further punish him. She had a VENDETTA against the prince and his family, who opposed her rule; she also had an evil sense of humor.
She ordered an ice palace built in St. Petersburg in the winter of 1739, completely outfitted with ice furnishings - dishes, toilets, tables, even a four poster ice bed. When all was finished, she selected the ugliest woman she could find to be the prince's second bride and forced the couple to parade about town on an elephant before the wedding.
The procession made its way to the ice palace, where 'the Bridal Pair of Fools' were stripped and sent to their icy nuptial chamber. Then all exits were sealed. The couple survived the cold night, and nine months later, the prince's wife gave birth to twins.
She ordered an ice palace built in St. Petersburg in the winter of 1739, completely outfitted with ice furnishings - dishes, toilets, tables, even a four poster ice bed. When all was finished, she selected the ugliest woman she could find to be the prince's second bride and forced the couple to parade about town on an elephant before the wedding.
The procession made its way to the ice palace, where 'the Bridal Pair of Fools' were stripped and sent to their icy nuptial chamber. Then all exits were sealed. The couple survived the cold night, and nine months later, the prince's wife gave birth to twins.
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ven-det-ta
noun
1. A feud (die Fehde) between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
2. A bitter, destructive feud.
Italian, from Latin vindicta, revenge
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
altercation, argument, bad blood, bickering, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, estrangement, falling out, feud, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in, squabble, strife, vendetta
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noun
1. A feud (die Fehde) between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
2. A bitter, destructive feud.
Italian, from Latin vindicta, revenge
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
altercation, argument, bad blood, bickering, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, estrangement, falling out, feud, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in, squabble, strife, vendetta
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Unfortunately, family vendettas are still to be found in modern communities today"
