Feud vs Disturbance - 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.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
Something that disturbs.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
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(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
Feud is a related term of disturbance.
As nouns the difference between feud and disturbance
is that feud is a state of long-standing mutual hostility or feud can be an estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service while disturbance is the act of disturbing, being disturbed.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.
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) feodum.Alternative forms
* feodSynonyms
* fee * fiefdisturbance
English
(wikipedia disturbance)Alternative forms
* disturbaunceNoun
(en noun)- That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he's such a disturbance .
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