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31feud — n. 1. Quarrel, broil, contention, clashing, dissension, jarring, rupture, bickering, falling out. 2. Blood feud, hereditary enmity, clan quarrel, family feud. 3. Fee, fief …
32feud — 1 noun (C) an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that lasts for a long time (+ over): a bitter feud over territory 2 verb (I) to continue quarrelling for a long time often in a violent way : feud (with sb) over sth: the… …
33feud — [fjuːd] noun [C] an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time a bitter feud between rival gangs[/ex] feud verb [I] …
34feud — [13] Feud signifies etymologically the ‘condition of being a foe’. It was borrowed from Old French fede or feide, and originally meant simply ‘hostility’; the modern sense ‘vendetta’ did not develop until the 15th century. The Old French word in… …
35feud´er — feud1 «fyood», noun, verb. –n. 1. a long and deadly quarrel between two families or tribes. Feuds are often passed on from father to son. »... seeds of lasting feuds and animosities (Bishop Gilbert Burnet). 2. bitter hatred between two persons or …
36feud — Synonyms and related words: acrimony, adverse possession, alodium, altercate, altercation, animosity, animus, antagonism, argument, avengement, bad blood, battle, bicker, bickering, bitter feeling, bitterness, blood feud, box, brawl, broil,… …
37feud — noun a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute. ↘a state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities. verb take part in a feud. Origin ME fede hostility , from OFr. feide, from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. vēde, of Gmc… …
38feud — 1. noun a long standing feud Syn: vendetta, conflict, quarrel, row, rivalry, hostility, strife 2. verb feuding families Syn: quarrel, fight, clash, argue, squabble, dispute …
39feud — I. /fjud / (say fyoohd) noun 1. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc. 2. a quarrel or contention. –verb (i) 3. to conduct a feud. {variant of fead (a being misread as u), Middle English fede, from Old French …
40Feud — 1) Antagonism, hostility, hatred; intense hostility between factions or families, fed by revenge and tit for tat killings. (This word has nothing to do with feudal .) [< OldEngl. fashdu = enmity] Cf. Wergeld 2) See Fief …
