feud
noun/fjuːd/
/fjuːd/
- an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time
- feud between A and B a long-running feud between the two artists
- feud with somebody a feud with the neighbours
- a family feud (= within a family or between two families)
- feud over somebody/something a feud over money
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- The incident started a family feud.
- They had a long-running feud over money.
- a long-standing family feud
- a time to settle old feuds
- his personal feud with the city authorities
- the feuds between rival companies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- long-running
- long-standing
- …
- have
- start
- settle
- …
- feud between
- feud over
- feud with
- …
Word OriginMiddle English fede ‘hostility, ill will’, from Old French feide, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vēde, of Germanic origin; related to foe.Want to learn more?
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