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Definition of blood feud noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blood feud

noun

/ˈblʌd fjuːd/

/ˈblʌd fjuːd/

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blood feud (between/with somebody) a long conflict between families, involving murders that are intended as punishment for past murders
- Their romance is doomed by the long-standing blood feud between their families.
- Blood feuds and general gangsterism added to the local crime rate.
Topics Crime and punishmentc2

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