strife vs vendetta

strife

noun
  • Bitter conflict, sometimes violent. 

  • A trouble of any kind. 

  • Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. 

  • Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means. 

vendetta

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

  • Revenge. 

  • A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone. 

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