/ fjuːd; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
feud (between A and B) | feud (with sb) | feud (over sb/sth) an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time :
a long-running feud between the two artists
a feud with the neighbours
a family feud (= within a family or between two families)
a feud over money
■ verb
[ v ] feud (with sb) to have an angry and bitter argument with sb over a long period of time
► feud·ing noun [ U ]:
stories of bitter feuding between rival drug dealers
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English fede hostility, ill will , from Old French feide , from Middle Dutch , Middle Low German vēde , of Germanic origin; related to foe .