Kina, irreconcilable, Donald Trump is blurring the lines between personal vendettas and his public duties. vendetta.A vendetta is a prolonged, bitter feud or a series of vengeful acts meant to harm a rival person or group. It stems from a deep-seated grudge or a desire for retaliation for past wrongs. [1, 2, 3]

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Trump Accuses Mueller of a Personal Vendetta as Calls for Impeachment Grow

President Trump appeared determined to undermine Robert S. Mueller III’s credibility a day after the special counsel’s public statement.

Donald Trump interpreted the special counsel’s pro-reading message as a thinly veiled attack on him

American universities have long struggled to meet almost irreconcilable demands: to be practical as well as transcendent; to assist immediate national needs and to pursue knowledge for its own sake; to both add value and question values.




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That's irreconcilable with democracy.

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• Kina, the name of the People's Republic of China in Albanian, Greek, Danish, Norwegian, Serbo-Croatian, Icelandic, and Swedish languages.

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vendetta

/vɛnˈdɛtə/

A vendetta is a prolonged, bitter feud or a series of vengeful acts meant to harm a rival person or group. It stems from a deep-seated grudge or a desire for retaliation for past wrongs. [1, 2, 3]

Core Meanings

• Blood Feud: Historically refers to a prolonged cycle of retaliatory violence between families or clans (originally seen in Corsica and Sicily). [1, 2]
• Bitter Rivalry: In modern use, it usually describes an ongoing, hostile campaign waged for revenge—such as a political, professional, or personal conflict. [1, 2]

Usage & Examples

People often use the word when describing situations that feel personal, unfair, or drawn-out. [1]

• "He saw himself as the victim of a personal vendetta being waged by his political enemies."
"She claimed the media had a vendetta against her."

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