feud

noun

Definition of feudnext
as in dispute
a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups The workers' feud with management concerns health benefits and pay increases. Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade.

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Recent Examples of feud The biggest of these controversies erupted in April after the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The trial included testimony from a 100,000-follower TikTok influencer who watched the online feud unfold. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 That’s reigniting age-old feuds about production quotas that already led the United Arab Emirates, one of OPEC’s most significant members, to leave the group in April. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 In Tip Toe, Manchester gay bar owner Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming) and electrician neighbor Clive Goss’ (David Morrissey) feud takes a deadly turn when online conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric come into play. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for feud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
  1. dispute
  2. quarrel
  3. altercation
  4. misunderstanding
  5. controversy
  6. clash
  7. disputation
  8. row
Noun
  • Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The court was established in 2001 and began functioning four years later as both an international court to settle disputes among Caribbean countries and as a final court of appeal.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • The victim got into a quarrel inside Bob’s Classic Barber Shop on Albany Ave.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • The altercation involving Sandoval, Robinson and her father happened in the early morning hours after the couple returned home from a night out at a bar, according to both accounts.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Angelo and the woman’s fiancé got into a brief altercation that resulted in an exchange of gunfire.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • Sometimes, victims are told that bullying is a misunderstanding, and the bully should be forgiven.
    — Julieta Camarillo Diaz, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • The conservative misunderstanding of Social Security is widely available in Facebook memes.
    — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Williams’ decision to leave the position was a big surprise to the mayor, commissioners and residents, though her departure followed months of controversy and scrutiny.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • With Brazil’s upcoming clash with Norway providing another physical challenge in the blistering New Jersey heat, is Casemiro a help or hindrance to his team?
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Your 3rd House of Communication tightens as the vibrant Sun activates it and clashes with restrictive Saturn in your 12th House of Solitude.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Definition of clash
Noun
  • This did not, however, mark the end of disputation concerning the Northwest Angle.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of disputation
Noun
  • Robinson’s parents also were present, sitting a few rows behind the Kirks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The rows of new graves in La Esperanza reflect the magnitude of last month’s disaster.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of row

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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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