feud — ozdic

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(noun.)

ADJ

long, long-running, long-standing, old | bitter | petty

blood

The two families have been locked in a blood feud for generations.

family, internecine, personal, private

The two sisters finally decided to end their bitter personal feud after many years apart.

VERB + FEUD

have

start

Two neighboring farmers started a bitter feud over a disputed boundary line.

settle

The two families finally decided to settle their bitter feud after many years of conflict.

PREP

~ between

A bitter feud between the two families lasted for over fifty years.

~ over

The two families' feud over the property line lasted for generations.

~ with

The two families had been feuding with each other for generations over land disputes.

Definitions

noun

1

A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

Mr. Cumming’s Dionysus in “The Bacchae” is conceived as a rock star, the rhythm-and-blues Maenads as his backup singers and groupies, and his feud with his cousin Pentheus, king of Thebes, as an encounter of the hedonistic, ambigendered, exotic Other, with “the fear of letting that into your culture,” Mr. Tiffany said.

2

A staged rivalry between wrestlers.

3

A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

verb

1

To carry on a feud.

The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.

As a result of the heel turn, [Riki] Choshu was instantly elevated as a headliner and feuded with [Tatsumi] Fujinami in main events for two years over the WWF [World Wrestling Federation] International Heavyweight strap.

noun

1

An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.

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You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

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Mr. Cumming’s Dionysus in “The Bacchae” is conceived as a rock star, the rhythm-and-blues Maenads as his backup singers and groupies, and his feud with his cousin Pentheus, king of Thebes, as an encou

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The feuds between Namsang and Borduria continued. In 1875-76 the dispute between the Namsang and Borduria arose about the buffaloes which were carried off by Borduria people from Namsang areas.

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The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.

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As a result of the heel turn, [Riki] Choshu was instantly elevated as a headliner and feuded with [Tatsumi] Fujinami in main events for two years over the WWF [World Wrestling Federation] Internationa

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Don’t look back in anger—Oasis, the prodigal sons of Brit-pop, is returning. After years of public feuding and subtweets and alleged battery with a cricket bat, the Gallagher brothers—Liam and Noel, o

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In some senses, feud is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.