Meaning of feud in English

feud

/fjuːd/ us

/fjuːd/

an argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger and sometimes violence:

family feud The family feud has been ongoing since the death of their mother.

bitter feud

blood feud

ongoing feud

long-running feud

public feud

internal feud

political feud

feud between A ten-year-old feud between the two countries is preventing economic development from taling place.

feud over a bitter feud over land

feud with She was determined to sort out a simmering feud with her brother.

end a feud

settle a feud

resolve a feud

spark a feud

reignite a feud

a feud begins

a feud starts

a feud breaks out

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

an argument

argumentI don't want to get into an argument with you about this.
disagreementThere was a disagreement over who should pay the bill.
quarrelThere were bitter quarrels between the two neighbours.
rowUK My parents had a row about money.
squabbleI'm always dealing with squabbles between the children.
tiffShe had a tiff with her boyfriend last night.

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feud

verb [ I ]

/fjuːd/ us

/fjuːd/

to have an argument with someone that exists for a long time, causing a lot of anger and sometimes violence:

feud with They've been feuding with their neighbours for years.

feud over Even old friends are feuding over the changes.

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Arguing & disagreeing

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(Definition of feud from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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feud

noun [ C ]

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an angry and sometimes violent argument that has continued for a long time between two people, families, or groups:

a feud between two influential families

fig. The mayor has a longstanding feud with the media.

feud

verb [ I ] us

/fjud/

The two brothers have been feuding for years.

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Examples of feud

feud

Seditious words cases cannot all be regarded as drunken indiscretions or developments of private feuds, with witnesses exaggerating or fabricating evidence.

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Reconciliation between the two feuding sides typically took place before the entire council or individual council members.

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Gelting argues that the purpose of the prohibition was to extend the kin group to which a nobleman owed solidarity, hence making it more difficult to sustain feuds.

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We should bear in mind, however, that this ethnic consciousness did not at all preclude ' intra-ethnic ' feuds, which were probably as frequent or even more important than inter-ethnic conflicts.

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However, mediation is also applied to victims and offenders, bullying in schools, family feuds, divorce, domestic violence and commercial and industrial disputes.

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Let us forget about feuds and narrow political ideas and beliefs, and act.

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There is a new complication which is like the religious feuds of the past.

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Differentiation of that kind is thoroughly unjust, and it provokes intense feuds and divisions within the family.

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There are all sorts of little gang feuds, with people taking it out on each other in many different ways.

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They were innocent victims; they had no connection whatsoever with the ancient feuds that light these hatreds and have kept them burning for so long.

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Is not the introduction of ideological feuds into these specialised agencies to be deplored?

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I have known of family feuds which went on for a long time but were forgotten in a time of family sorrow or adversity.

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Indeed, the number of sentences that have been passed with regard to blood feuds is still giving a mixed picture.

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Ethnic and religious feuds are now the order of the day across the country.

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He yearned for conciliation—for the reconciliation of the feuds of centuries; he yearned passionately for it.

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夙怨, 世仇, 長期爭鬥…

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