This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation usually makes it extremely difficult to end the feud peacefully. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running cycle of retaliatory violence. Intense feelings of resentment trigger an initial retribution, which causes the other party to feel greatly aggrieved and vengeful. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted, injured, or otherwise wronged by another. For other uses, see Feud (disambiguation).Ī feud / f juː d/, also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.
