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Brawl vs Feud - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between brawl and feud

is that brawl is a fight, usually with a large number of people involved while feud is a state of long-standing mutual hostility.

As verbs the difference between brawl and feud

is that brawl is to engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel while feud is to carry on a feud.

brawl

English

(wikipedia brawl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.
  • To complain loudly; to scold.
  • To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
  • * Wordsworth
  • where the brook brawls along the painful road

    feud

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fede, feide, , ultimately from the same Germanic source. Related to (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * fede (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  • ''You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
  • (professional wrestling slang) A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
  • (obsolete) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry on a feud.
  • ''The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) feodum.

    Alternative forms

    * feod

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service
  • Synonyms
    * fee * fief