Feud

Quick meaning: Feud is a noun meaning A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

Meaning

A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

More Meanings

1. (professional wrestling) A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
2. (intransitive) To carry on a feud.
3. An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.
4. (obsolete, historical) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

Example Sentences

Wherein my sword had not impressure made / Of our ranke feud: but the iust gods gainsay,

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

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

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.

Word Forms

• feuds
• feuding
• feuded

Synonyms for feud

Depending on context, synonyms include fee, fief.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dispute, contest, quarrel, bickering, conflict, strife.

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