strife
Use Strife in a sentence
noun
1.
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
2.
a quarrel, struggle, or clash: armed strife.
3.
competition or rivalry: the strife of the marketplace.
4.
Archaic. strenuous effort.
Related forms
strife·ful, adjective
strife·less, adjective
un·der·strife, noun
Synonyms
1. difference, disagreement, contrariety, opposition. 2. fight, conflict.
1. difference, disagreement, contrariety, opposition. 2. fight, conflict.
Antonyms
1, 2. peace.
1, 2. peace.
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| —n | |
| 1. | angry or violent struggle; conflict |
| 2. | rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind |
| 3. | (Austral), (NZ) trouble or discord of any kind: to get into strife |
| 4. | archaic striving |
| [C13: from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to | |
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Word Origin & History
strife
early 13c., from O.Fr. estrif, variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid, from P.Gmc. *strido- "strife, combat" (cf. O.H.G. strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to O.H.G. stritan "to fight;" see stride.
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Turning to prayer in times of joy and celebration, strife and tragedy is an integral part of our national heritage.
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