Feud definition
A bitter, often prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially such a state of hostilities between two families or clans.
noun
Land held from a feudal lord in return for service; fief.
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Any dispute or rivalry, esp. when bitter or protracted.
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The definition of a feud is a prolonged bitter disagreement or fight between families, family members or friends.
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.
noun
To carry on a feud; quarrel.
verb
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(professional wrestling slang) A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
noun
(intransitive) To carry on a feud.
The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.
verb
To carry on or perpetuate a bitter quarrel or state of enmity.
verb
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A bitter, protracted, and violent quarrel, esp. between clans or families, often characterized by killings and counterkillings.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
feud
Plural:
feudsOrigin of feud
- Alteration (probably influenced by feud) of Middle English fede from Old French faide of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English fede, feide, *feithe, from Old English fǣhþ, fǣhþu, fǣhþo (“hostility, enmity, violence, revenge, vendetta”), from Proto-Germanic *faihiþō (“hatred, enmity”), from Proto-Indo-European *pAik-, *pAig- (“ill-meaning, wicked”), equivalent to foe + -th. Cognate with Dutch veete (“feud”), German Fehde (“feud, vendetta”), Danish fejde (“feud, enmity, hostility, war”), Swedish fejd (“feud, controversy, quarrel, strife”), and Old French faide, feide (“feud”), ultimately from the same Germanic source. Related to foe, fiend.
From Wiktionary
- From Old French, from Latin feodum.
From Wiktionary