blood feud

noun

: a feud between different clans or families

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The personal and vicious nature of the attack led to a blood feud that included matches at WrestleMania 41 and the subsequent No Holds Barred blow-off match at Evolution 2, which Cargill won. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Surprisingly, though, Sweet Tooth took Stu’s advice to heart and decided to focus on winning the race rather than on his blood feud with Grimm. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025 Because apparently, glam squads are the new blood feuds in Atlanta. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 June 2025 But many try to portray Iran’s hatred of Israel as some kind of thousand-year-old blood feud. Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood feud was in 1815

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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20feud. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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