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feud
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- pronunciation:
- fyud
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a deep, long-lasting hostility, esp. between families or other related groups, and sometimes with outbreaks of violence.
No one remembers how the feud started, but the two brothers haven't spoken to each other in years.- synonyms:
- blood feud, vendetta
- similar words:
- animosity, antagonism, bad blood, enmity, hostility, ill will
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| definition 2: |
a quarrel or argument.
A feud broke out among the workers in connection with the proposed strike.- synonyms:
- altercation, argument, contention, disagreement, dispute, dissension, falling-out, fight, quarrel, row, strife
- similar words:
- clash, conflict, discord, squabble
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| related words: |
affray, combat, fight |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
feuds, feuding, feuded |
| definition: |
to carry on a feud.
The two families have been feuding for fifty years.- synonyms:
- altercate, argue, contend, disagree, dispute, fight, quarrel
- similar words:
- clash, conflict, dissent, squabble
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| related words: |
fight |
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