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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOOD FEUD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOOD FEUD

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Blood feud is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLOOD FEUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blood feud

Feud

A feud /ˈfjuːd/, referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, beef, clan war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another. Intense feelings of resentment trigger the initial retribution, which causes the other party to feel equally aggrieved and vengeful. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running cycle of retaliatory violence. This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation makes it extremely difficult to end the feud peacefully. Feuds frequently involve the original parties' family members and/or associates, can last for generations and may result in extreme acts of violence. They can be interpreted as an extreme outgrowth of social relations based in family honor. Until the early modern period, feuds were considered legitimate legal instruments and were regulated to some degree.

Definition of blood feud in the English dictionary

The definition of blood feud in the dictionary is a feud in which the members of hostile families or clans murder each other.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOOD FEUD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOOD FEUD

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Synonyms and antonyms of blood feud in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blood feud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOOD FEUD

Find out the translation of blood feud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blood feud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blood feud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

血海深仇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

venganza de sangre
570 millions of speakers

English

blood feud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रक्त अदावत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثأر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кровная месть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vingança de sangue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞাতিবৈর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vendetta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perseteruan darah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blutrache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血の復讐
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혈액 불화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geger getih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mối thù máu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரத்த சோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्त भांडण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kan davası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blood Feud
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кровна помста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Blood Feud
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βεντέτας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloed vete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blodsfejd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blodfeide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blood feud

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOOD FEUD»

The term «blood feud» is regularly used and occupies the 62.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOOD FEUD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blood feud

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOOD FEUD»

Discover the use of blood feud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blood feud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the ...
An account of the investigation into Johnson & Johnson's blood-booster product Procrit relates how former company sales representative Mark Duxbury lost his job for testifying that the drug was poorly tested, overprescribed, and could cause ...
Kathleen Sharp, 2011
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Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings V. Colorado Avalanche: The ...
In Blood Feud, Colorado Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater not only submits that the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry was the most feverish match-up in recent years, but also that there was none better played.
Adrian Dater, 2006
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Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of ...
Here is a fascinating new look at the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Lisa Alther, 2012
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Blood Feud
As the clans gather for the coronation of the next vampire queen, new alliances are beginning to form and the power of the clan leaders is threatened by a would-be usurper.
Alyxandra Harvey, 2010
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Texas Blood Feud
Chet Byrnes tries to end the feud he started when he hanged three horse thieves.
Dusty Richards, 2009
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Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback
From Steven A. Roman, bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy, comes the debut of a thrilling dark urban-fantasy novel series!Sixteen-year-old Goth girl Pandora Zwieback has a major problem: she's just discovered that her New ...
Steven A. Roman, 2011
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Blood Feud
There's only one way to end a feud.
David Robbins, 2010
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Blood Feud
Jestyn the Englishman had once been Thormod the Viking's slave, but after saving Thormod's life he became his shoulder to shoulder man and sworn brother in the deadly blood feud to avenge Thormod's murdered father, a feud that would take ...
Rosemary Sutcliff, 2013
9
Blood feud: the Stewarts & Gordons at war in the age of Mary ...
This is the first-ever study of this infamous Scottish feud between the Murray and Gordan families in the sixteenth century.
Harry Potter, 2002
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Blood Medicine: Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest ...
“Blood Feud rivals A Civil Action for best non-fiction book of the past twenty years.” — John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of Damage Procrit seemed like a biotech miracle, promising a golden age in medical care.
Kathleen Sharp, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOOD FEUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blood feud is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 Year in Review: Sweeping Changes Drastically Change MMA …
... to the cage and made easy work of his rival Daniel Cormier, putting an end to a blood feud that ultimately featured more smoke than fire. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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PLAY BY PLAY
Without belittling the excellent journalistic work of writers like Ed Klein (author of “Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. The Obamas”) and Peter ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
3
'Vendetta': Bobby Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa at war
James Neff's engrossing “Vendetta,” the history of the blood feud between Robert Kennedy and Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, is as riveting ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
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Novak Djokovic's web disciples shine light on honest purity of the …
The most obvious example is Messi v Ronaldo, a farrago of idiocy that has now solidified into a blood feud, positions so entrenched that when ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Texas State Athletics Department Selling Bobcat Football Short?
In the Game of Thrones-esque blood feud that is FBS football in the state of Texas, image is everything, and the Bobcats have little to work with. «Underdog Dynasty, Jul 15»
6
Uber and Lyft Keep Rideshare Data a Closely Guarded Secret
It's called capitalism, and it works like a blood feud. Streetsblog quotes Kate Toran, SFMTA's director of taxis and accessible services, who says ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
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Destroying Lana, or, How to Kill A Popular Character In Less Than …
You're in a blood feud with a Russibulgarian, you don't need to keep calling his manager a whore to get over." But I can only imagine that WWE ... «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
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Freshly Revealed Scioscia-Dipoto Rift Exposes New Depths of …
... both inside and outside of the Angels organization, confirmed to Bleacher Report a rekindling of the Scioscia-Dipoto blood feud Tuesday, ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
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'Arab MKs only care about Gaza, they don't care about murders in …
... to deal with this phenomenon. MK Ahmed Tibi held a sulha (reconciliation ceremony) at his house between families that had a blood feud." ... «Ynetnews, Jun 15»
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Avs nemeses Lidstrom and Fedorov headed to Hall
The rivalry prompted a book titled “Blood Feud,” for crying out loud. Central figures on both sides of the rivalry have moved on, notably here in ... «Mile High sports, Jun 15»

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