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feud

feud

86 4.2
A long bitter quarrel between two people, families, or groups
  • noun
  • /fjuːd/
: enemistad
  • "Politics and these silly feuds between our cities claim too many lives, if you ask me."
  • a family feud
  • a blood feud
  • a bitter feud

It's crazy how like recent and real the feud between the two countries are.

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Examples

  • An alien blood feud has been brought to our shores for which our soldiers are paying the price.

  • Science and religion have had a nasty running feud for centuries on Earth.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I'm afraid it's created a blood feud between them.

  • I will not let you use my agency to settle your blood feud.

  • Until recently, my grandfather had been involved in a feud over Five Queen's Road.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • My first film, Shotgun Stories, follows a feud between two sets of half brothers and the violence escalates.

  • But the family feud began to threaten Ankara and its interests in Syria.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Their rivalry, one of the most notorious scientific feuds in history, became known as the Bone Wars.

  • It's land, it's water, it's feuds between grandparents that have echoed down the generations.

  • Everyone in town knows about the feud between the local sheriff and the local brothel owner.

Synonyms

conflict
vsfeud
482 2.3

A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas

is specifically long and bitter rather than any serious disagreement
struggle
vsfeud
368 2.9

A serious fight between groups to gain control

is specifically long and bitter rather than any intense opposition
dispute
vsfeud
345 3.0

A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time

is longer and more bitter than a typical serious disagreement
fight
vsfeud
298 2.4

A strong argument between people or groups, often public

is similarly bitter but often implies a deeper, longer history
vendetta
vsfeud
57 9.5

A long bitter fight between families or groups for revenge that often leads to violence

is long and bitter but does not require revenge as motive
strife
vsfeud
52 6.6

Serious disagreement and fighting among people

is long and bitter but not always violent or physically angry
hostilities
vsfeud
  • Formal
45 7.4

Fighting between two countries or groups during a war

is a bitter quarrel but not limited to organized military fighting
rift
vsfeud
43 5.4

A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict

is an ongoing bitter quarrel rather than a one-time relationship break
discord
vsfeud
29 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

is a prolonged and bitter form of such disagreement
contention
vsfeud
28 6.5

A strong disagreement between people or groups

is longer lasting and more bitter than a single heated dispute
wrangling
vsfeud
17 6.7

A long heated argument about a specific issue

is broader, covering a long bitter clash beyond a single issue
war of words
vsfeud
16 6.2

A long angry argument in public between opposing groups

is long and bitter but can include actions beyond just words
blood feud
vsfeud
  • NSFW
9 8.2

A long violent conflict between families or groups who kill for revenge

is long and bitter but not necessarily violent or deadly
family feud
vsfeud
9 3.9

A long, bitter fight between relatives that lasts for years

is the same long bitter conflict but can involve any groups
9 4.0

Tension between people or groups that causes disagreement

is a long bitter quarrel rather than general ongoing tension
confliction
vsfeud
1 7.5

A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests

is specifically a long bitter quarrel rather than any clash

Antonyms

724 1.0

A calm, quiet feeling in your mind without worry

112 5.3

A return to friendly relations after a disagreement

Compounds

blood feud
  • NSFW
9 8.2

A long violent conflict between families or groups who kill for revenge

9 3.9

A long, bitter fight between relatives that lasts for years

How Bitter

vendetta
57 9.5
feud
86 4.2
quarrel
63 2.0
argument
687 2.3
disagreement
231 1.6

Surface Forms

feud singular
feuds plural

Etymology

Feud comes from old words about 'land' and 'property', the same root you see in feudal and fief; because families often fought over land or rights, a feud came to mean a long and bitter quarrel.