Noun – Vendetta
1 : a feud between different clans or families : blood feud
2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts
Examples of VENDETTA
“In the pilot episode of Superman & Lois, The CW series introduced a mysterious villain known as the Stranger. While this villain kept his identity a secret, he had a personal vendetta against Superman and planned on taking him out for good.”
Ian Cardona, Comic Book Resources (CBR.com), 5 Mar. 2021
“When Taylor Swift … announced that she’d be re-recording her albums in a push for ownership over her work, the venture sounded risky. Swift cast her decision as both a personal vendetta … and a moralistic stand against the industry’s treatment of artists.”
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2021