Feud vs Competition - What's the difference?
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A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
(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.
To carry on a feud.
(label) The action of competing.
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(label) A contest for a prize or award.
The competitors in such a contest.
As nouns the difference between feud and competition
is that feud is a state of long-standing mutual hostility while competition is the action of competing.As a verb feud
is to carry on a feud.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)- ''You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Verb
(en verb)- ''The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.