A feud is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often, through
guilt by association, groups of people, especially
families or
clans. Feuds tend to begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another. A long-running
cycle of
retaliation, often involving the original parties' family members and/or associates, then ensues. Feuds can last for generations.
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