noun
feud
fyood
noun
1
A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
"The two neighboring families had been locked in a feud for generations."
"A dispute over the will led to a bitter feud between the siblings."
verb
1
To carry on a long-running hostile dispute.
"The brothers have feuded over the family business for years."
How to Use Feud
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA long, bitter dispute between people or groups that keeps flaring up.
Common pairings
a long-running feud
family feud
feud with someone
Word Forms
feuded past tense, feuds plural, feuds plural, feuds singular
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Etymology
From Old French faide, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning "hatred, enmity" — related to the word foe.