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Nyarlathotep Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
What is this word?
Hello everyone!
There's a word on the tip of my tongue, and I can't think of what it is. I think it could be defined as a hateful crusade - a desperate attempt to continue to hate something, perhaps to such an extent that it seems irrational to others. It's right there but I can't quite get it!
In an attempt to clarify: It would be used in the following context.
"You, madam, go on about Judith to such an extent that one might almost be inclined to think that you are on some sort of hateful, seemingly irrational crusade against her."
Thanks in advance for any help with this annoying problem.
-Nyarlathotep
There's a word on the tip of my tongue, and I can't think of what it is. I think it could be defined as a hateful crusade - a desperate attempt to continue to hate something, perhaps to such an extent that it seems irrational to others. It's right there but I can't quite get it!
In an attempt to clarify: It would be used in the following context.
"You, madam, go on about Judith to such an extent that one might almost be inclined to think that you are on some sort of hateful, seemingly irrational crusade against her."
Thanks in advance for any help with this annoying problem.
-Nyarlathotep
Top answer
Are you speaking of a jihad?
- Are you speaking of a jihad?
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Just wanted to bump this as I am beginning to go insane in my dilemma.
It's an English word (or is at least in the English language).
Think along the lines of:
crusade
grudge
****, this is annoying!
It's an English word (or is at least in the English language).
Think along the lines of:
crusade
grudge
****, this is annoying!
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From Concise Oxford Thesaurus
? noun a former employee with a grudge: GRIEVANCE, resentment, bitterness, rancour, pique, umbrage, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, bad feelings, hard feelings, ill feelings, ill will, animosity, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus;
• | grudge |
? noun a former employee with a grudge: GRIEVANCE, resentment, bitterness, rancour, pique, umbrage, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, bad feelings, hard feelings, ill feelings, ill will, animosity, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus;
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It's not there 
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Don't worry, I've already raked the thesaurus search for related words to no avail!
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.Don't worry, I've already raked the thesaurus search for related words to no avail!
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I think that "vendetta" may be the word I was looking for, although I'm not entirely sure.
Thanks,
-Nyarlathotep
Thanks,
-Nyarlathotep
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"vendetta" occurred to me too, as well as "obsession" -- although of course an obsession is not necessarily hateful.
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Vendetta would be my choice, too.
vendetta (as in "feud") n. : a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
vendetta (as in "feud") n. : a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
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LanguageLoverIt's too strong for poor bananas, isn't it?
Well yes, and that's why I felt i
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