blood feud

noun

1. feud.

blood feud

noun

1. a feud in which the members of hostile families or clans murder each other

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood feud¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

She said the word vendetta referred to "vengeance, feud and blood feud" and that Reeves' comments had made her and her family feel unsafe.

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This season, the main tension appears to be more about Ellie becoming mature enough to accept that not all heroes have to make dramatic sacrifices or win a blood feud.

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Their killings sparked a blood feud which led to the killing of another four men.

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When the propulsive financial drama “Billions” premiered in 2016, its core premise centered on the vicious blood feud between U.S Atty.

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Tyrone Parker, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance of Concerned Men, said the District’s ecosystem of violence interrupters and other support programs aren’t collaborating with each other to squash the blood feuds.

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Related Words

• bad blood