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 feud between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has flared up once again. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton’s sisters are shutting down claims of a family feud as tensions surrounding the late country legend’s legacy have spilled into court. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Eric Zahnd’s family calls for clarity The complaint and news of the state investigation offer a window into a longstanding political feud in Platte County. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Paul and Matthews have been embroiled in a nasty social media feud that sparked after ABC pulled The Bachelorette season 22. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 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
  • To join the plan, each one had to check a box, agreeing to use arbitration to settle any dispute.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bracing for a ‘wave of disputes’ Take-or-pay contracts have their origins in the energy sector, where long and capital-intensive production timelines justified a similar legal ultimatum.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died from injuries suffered in an altercation that was initially reported as a possible strong-arm robbery, a police spokesman said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To illustrate Daniel’s progress, Shaikh recounted an altercation Daniel had while leading a Friday evening prayer service in jail.
    — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • French diplomats scrambled into major damage control mode, claiming the outrage was a massive misunderstanding blown out of translation.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The producers feel this is all something of a misunderstanding.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • This week, in the zany world of SEC football, a bit of controversy bubbled to life.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The development, announced Wednesday, is the latest turn in a disturbing player-health controversy that could lead to legal action.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • More Tensions in Tigray have escalated for months with clashes and airstrikes.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • After quarterback Camren Ketner was injured, Frithsmith switched positions late in the third quarter and helped Hart (4-1) take over as the league title favorite ahead of its clash with Valencia.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 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
  • But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.
    — SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An interior row of round sapphires hugs the neck, while tsavorites, tourmalines, and light-blue sapphires recreate the frothing and churning of the falls.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of row

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