feud (Meaning)

Wordnet

feud (n)

a bitter quarrel between two parties

Wordnet

feud (v)

carry out a feud

Webster

feud (n.)

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

A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed.

A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior; a fief; a fee.

feud Sentence Examples

  1. The long-standing feud between the two families had been passed down from generation to generation.
  2. The bitter feud between the rival companies led to a series of lawsuits and accusations.
  3. The neighbors' feud over the property line escalated into a heated argument and threats of legal action.
  4. The feud between the two politicians had become so intense that they refused to even acknowledge each other's existence.
  5. The feud between the two sports teams had created a hostile atmosphere at the stadium during their games.
  6. The feud between the two actors had caused a rift in their friendship and led to them being written out of the same movie.
  7. The feud between the two musicians had resulted in a bitter public rivalry, with each one trying to outdo the other.
  8. The feud between the two writers had turned into a war of words, as they traded barbs and insults in their respective columns.
  9. The feud between the two artists had led to a heated debate in the art world, with critics taking sides and defending their respective favorites.
  10. The feud between the two historians had resulted in a contentious academic dispute, with each one trying to prove the other wrong.

FAQs About the word feud

a bitter quarrel between two parties, carry out a feudA combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the off

clash, quarrel,dispute, controversy, row, altercation, disputation, misunderstanding, tussle, bicker

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The long-standing feud between the two families had been passed down from generation to generation.

The bitter feud between the rival companies led to a series of lawsuits and accusations.

The neighbors' feud over the property line escalated into a heated argument and threats of legal action.

The feud between the two politicians had become so intense that they refused to even acknowledge each other's existence.