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The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English | Date: 2008

feud noun   1. a state of feud between the familiessynonyms: vendetta, rivalry, hostility, enmity, conflict, strife, discord, bad blood, animosity, antagonism, unfriendliness, grudge, estrangement, schism.
 2. start a feudsynonyms: vendetta, quarrel, conflict, argument, bickering, falling-out.



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Philological Quarterly; 1/1/1999; DAY, DAVID; 787 words ; There have been a number of studies over the last twenty to thirty years seeking to explain the structural and thematic role of the feud in Beowulf.(1) It has frequently been argued that the feuds between the various peoples and monsters in the poem--say for example that between the Danes and Read more
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The Mirror (London, England); 2/3/2004; 272 words ; Byline: KATHRYN HAYES A MAN was jailed for nine years yesterday for possessing a booby-trap car bomb meant for use in a feud. Michael Scanlon, 31, pleaded guilty to having an explosive device, detonating chord, a Sterling submachine gun and 294 rounds of ammunition. Limerick Circuit Court heard the Read more
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