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feud

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[ fyood ]

noun

  1. Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
  2. a bitter quarrel or contention:

    a feud between labor and management.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in a feud.

feud

2

[ fyood ]

feud

1

/ ´ÚÂá³ÜË»å /

noun

  1. long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta
  2. a quarrel or dispute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to take part in or carry on a feud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

feud

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/ ´ÚÂá³ÜË»å /

noun

  1. feudal law land held in return for service
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of feud1

1300–50; variant of fead ( a misread as u ), Middle English fede < Middle French fe ( i ) de < Old High German ´Úŧ³ó¾±»å²¹; cognate with Old English ´ÚÇ£³ó³Ù³ó enmity. See foe, -th 1

Origin of feud2

1605–15; < Medieval Latin feudum, variant of feodum. See fee
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of feud1

C13 fede , from Old French feide , from Old High German ´Úŧ³ó¾±»å²¹ ; related to Old English ´Úæ³ó³Ù³ó hostility; see foe

Origin of feud2

C17: from Medieval Latin feodum , of Germanic origin; see fee
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Glimpses of these games occasionally surface in local L.A. media, largely because of violence resulting from feuds between rival game operators.

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And then there's the crazy feud with Canada which seems to stem from the same impulse as the Greenland obsession.

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A dispute over the training team, with Mayer claiming her opponent "stole" her coach, is what first sparked a feud between the two boxers.

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Last year, Turkey stepped in to end a feud that threatened to escalate into a regional conflict after landlocked Ethiopia signed a maritime deal with Somaliland to build a port there.

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My feud with Alycia will stay number one for a lifetime, but Sandy can come second because of the coaching team situation and the paint situation.

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