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A feud is a prolonged bitter disagreement or fight between families, family members or friends. (noun)

An example of a feud is parents not speaking to their daughter for many years because she married someone outside of the family's religion.

See feud in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a bitter, protracted, and violent quarrel, esp. between clans or families, often characterized by killings and counterkillings
any dispute or rivalry, esp. when bitter or protracted

intransitive verb

to carry on a feud; quarrel

noun

land held from a feudal lord in return for service; fief

See feud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(fyo͞od)

noun

A bitter, often prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially such a state of hostilities between two families or clans.

intransitive verb feud·ed, feud·ing, feuds

To carry on or perpetuate a bitter quarrel or state of enmity.

(fyo͞od)

noun

See fee.

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