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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024feud1 /fyud/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a bitter quarrel or argument, esp. one that lasts for many generations between families, ethnic groups, etc.
v. [no object] - to engage in a feud:The two groups had been feuding for years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024feud1 (fyo̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. - Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, esp. between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
- a bitter quarrel or contention:a feud between labor and management.
v.i. - to engage in a feud.
- Old High German fēhida; cognate with Old English fǣhth enmity. See foe, -th1
- Middle French fe(i)de
- variant of fead (a misread as u), Middle English fede 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged argument, difference.
feud2 (fyo̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. - World Historyfee (def. 4).
- Medieval Latin feudum, variant of feodum. See fee
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: feud /fjuːd/ n - long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta
- a quarrel or dispute
vb - (intransitive) to take part in or carry on a feud
Etymology: 13th Century fede, from Old French feide, from Old High German fēhida; related to Old English fæhth hostility; see foe feud, feod /fjuːd/ n - land held in return for service
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin feodum, of Germanic origin; see fee |