strife

[ strahyf ]

/ straɪf /

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noun

vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.

a quarrel, struggle, or clash: armed strife.

competition or rivalry: the strife of the marketplace.

Archaic. strenuous effort.

Origin of strife

1175–1225; Middle English strif < Old French estrif, akin to estriver to strive

SYNONYMS FOR strife

1 difference, disagreement, contrariety, opposition.

2 fight, conflict.

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ANTONYMS FOR strife

1, 2 peace.

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OTHER WORDS FROM strife

strife·ful, adjective strife·less, adjective un·der·strife, noun

Words nearby strife

stride piano, strident, stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose, strijdom, strikable

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British Dictionary definitions for strife

strife

/ (straɪf) /

noun

angry or violent struggle; conflict

rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind

Australian and NZ trouble or discord of any kind to get into strife

archaic striving

Word Origin for strife

C13: from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to strive

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