feud
1 Americannoun
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Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
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a bitter quarrel or contention.
a feud between labor and management.
- Synonyms:
- difference, argument
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
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long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta
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a quarrel or dispute
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of feud1
1300–50; variant of fead ( a misread as u ), Middle English fede < Middle French fe ( i ) de < Old High German fēhida; cognate with Old English fǣhth enmity. See foe, -th 1
Origin of feud2
1605–15; < Medieval Latin feudum, variant of feodum. See fee
Example Sentences
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And he had a running feud with Earl Weaver since the two, an unmoored umpire and a fiery manager, were antagonists in the Double-A Eastern League.
The U.S. and Canada have combined to win every Olympic gold since the event was introduced in 1998, resulting in a bitter, cross-border feud that has powered the sport for decades.
Officials say that most cases involved ordinary criminality - land disputes, theft, extortion, or personal feuds - that were later framed as religious violence.
From BBC
In a series of Instagram posts in January, following months of online speculation of a feud, Brooklyn said he did not want to "reconcile" with his family.
From BBC
Two of Slater’s other deputies were fired last year after a feud over how the department settled a lawsuit challenging Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks.
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