feud
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[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.
[edit] Alternative spellings
- fede (obsolete)
[edit] Noun
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feud (plural feuds)
- 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.
- (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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- 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
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to feud (third-person singular simple present feuds, present participle feuding, simple past and past participle feuded)
- (intransitive) To carry on a feud.
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to carry on a feud
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feud (plural feuds)

