blood feud

noun

Synonyms of blood feudnext
: a feud between different clans or families

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He will always be remembered for igniting the Avs-Red Wings blood feud. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2025 Media Our 2015 NMA Nominations Another year of blood feuds has paid off. hazlitt.net, 3 Dec. 2025 In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The personal and vicious nature of the attack led to a blood feud that included matches at WrestleMania 41 and the subsequent No Holds Barred blow-off match at Evolution 2, which Cargill won. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood feud was in 1815

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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20feud. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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