feud

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Translations 1.3.2.3 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fyo͞od, IPA: /fjuːd/, SAMPA: /fju:d/

  Rhymes: -uːd

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French feide, fede, from Old High German fēhida (German Fehde), from Proto-Germanic *faihiþā. The cognate Old English word was fǣhþu; the word corresponds formally to foe + -th.

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• fede (obsolete)

[edit] Noun

feud (plural feuds)

1. A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

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

2. (professional wrestling slang) In professional wrestling, when two rival wrestlers engage in a series of matches; often has an angle tied to it.

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• blood feud

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: vete nl(nl) f.
• Finnish: sukuriita (family feud)
• French: inimitié
• German: Fehde de(de) f.
• Old English: fǣhþu ang(ang) f.
• Telugu: తగాదా (tagAdA)

[edit] Verb

to feud (third-person singular simple present feuds, present participle feuding, simple past and past participle feuded)

1. (intransitive) To carry on a feud.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin feodum.

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• feod

[edit] Noun

feud (plural feuds)

1. An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service

[edit] Synonyms

• fee
• fief

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[edit] Related terms

• feudal
• feudalism