feud

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈfyüd 

: a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate sense 2)

especially : blood feud

Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade.

feud intransitive verb

feud

2 of 2

noun (2)

: fee sense 1a

Examples of feud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The singing great took a break from rehearsals to talk to The Hollywood Reporter about Bunny’s triumph, the president’s ugly remarks about it, the Beckham family feud that he’s reluctantly been dragged into and his excitement at landing on the Strip. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026

The social media noise around the ads grew so loud in advance of the game that the feud spilled over into trolling and misinformation. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026

Both victims in that case are uncharged suspects in the 2021 killing of Bert Brigham III, a fatal shooting that Oakland police attributed to a feud between two rival gangs in East Oakland, court records show. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026

Join Richard Sher’s panel with Vatz, Catalina Byrd, Jimmy Mathis and Barry Gogel debating the continuing feud between Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. —Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of Middle English feide, from Anglo-French *faide, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fēhida hostility, feud, Old English fāh hostile — more at foe

Noun (2)

Medieval Latin feodum, feudum, alteration (probably influenced by Medieval Latin alodum, allodium land not subject to rent or service) of feo, feus, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fihu cattle — more at fee

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1614, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing feud

• blood feud

Rhymes for feud

• blued
• booed
• brewed
• brood
• chewed
• cooed
• crude
• cued
• dude
• food
• glued
• gude

Kids Definition

feud

noun

ˈfyüd

: a long lasting quarrel

especially : a lasting conflict between families or clans usually having acts of violence and revenge

feud verb