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   feud

   /fjuːd/

   noun

   • 1. a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute: "his long-standing feud with Universal Pictures"
   • ▪ a state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities, characterized by murderous assaults in revenge for previous injuries: "a savage feud over drugs money"

   verb

   • 1. be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute: "Hoover feuded with the CIA for decades"

   Word Origin Middle Englishfede ‘hostility, ill will’, from Old French feide, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vēde, of Germanic origin; related to foe.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • D

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