Feud
21feud — [[t]fju͟ːd[/t]] feuds, feuding, feuded 1) N COUNT A feud is a quarrel in which two people or groups remain angry with each other for a long time, although they are not always fighting or arguing. ...a long and bitter feud between the state… …
22feud — I [[t]fyud[/t]] n. 1) Also called blood feud a bitter continuous hostility, esp. between families, clans, etc., lasting for many years or generations. 2) a bitter quarrel or contention; argument 3) to engage in a feud • Etymology: 1300–50; alter …
23feud — 1. n. & v. n. 1 prolonged mutual hostility, esp. between two families, tribes, etc., with murderous assaults in revenge for a previous injury (a family feud; be at feud with). 2 a prolonged or bitter quarrel or dispute. v.intr. conduct a feud.… …
24feud — feud1 [ fjud ] noun count an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time feud feud 2 [ fjud ] verb intransitive to be involved in an angry disagreement that continues for a long time …
25feud — [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… …
26feud — n. 1. Quarrel, broil, contention, clashing, dissension, jarring, rupture, bickering, falling out. 2. Blood feud, hereditary enmity, clan quarrel, family feud. 3. Fee, fief …
27feud — 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… …
28feud — [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] …
29feud — [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… …
30feud´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 …
