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feud

The correct spelling is feud.

How to pronounce feud

noun

IPA: /fjuːd/

Say it like: Feu-d

The correct spelling is feud. A state of long-standing mutual hostility. For example: "You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods."

Usage Examples

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

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  2. 2.A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
  3. 3.A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.
  4. 4.An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.

verb

  1. 1.To carry on a feud.

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