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feud
1[fyood]
noun
Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
a bitter quarrel or contention.
a feud between labor and management.
Synonyms: difference, argument
verb (used without object)
to engage in a feud.
feud
2[fyood]
noun
fee.
feud
1/ fjuːd /
noun
long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta
a quarrel or dispute
verb
(intr) to take part in or carry on a feud
feud
2/ fjuːd /
noun
feudal law land held in return for service
Word History and Origins
Origin of feud1
Word History and Origins
Origin of feud1
Origin of feud2
Example Sentences
The feud helped make “Not Like Us” a megahit.
Nicola has in the past denied there was a feud in the family.
Wordless interludes find Jem and Ray dancing to music or sparring as boxers, their simmering feud reduced to its core elements of rugged masculinity and sibling rivalry.
She said the word vendetta referred to "vengeance, feud and blood feud" and that Reeves' comments had made her and her family feel unsafe.
The Gulf raids are the latest development in a bloody feud between the Lyons and the Daniel families which has raged for 25 years.
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