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strife

[ strahyf ]

noun

  1. vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:

    to be at strife.

    Synonyms: opposition, contrariety, disagreement, difference

    Antonyms: peace

  2. a quarrel, struggle, or clash:

    armed strife.

    Synonyms: conflict, fight

    Antonyms: peace

  3. competition or rivalry:

    the strife of the marketplace.

  4. Archaic. strenuous effort.


strife

/ straɪf /

noun

  1. angry or violent struggle; conflict
  2. rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind
  3. trouble or discord of any kind

    to get into strife

  4. archaic.
    striving
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of strife1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English strif, from Old French estrif, akin to estriver; strive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strife1

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

It was through this history — and the story of this man, a Sierra Club environmentalist, a doctor, a father — that I suspected the clues to future strife in a hotter world might be found, because the conflicts unfolding now seemed to be the fruition of his work.

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“And the interesting thing about this issue is that concern for reproductive rights does not have the same level of partisan strife that you see with other issues,” Nteta said, using Kansas as an example, where voters decided to keep abortion legal in the state.

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"Concern for reproductive rights does not have the same level of partisan strife that you see with other issues."

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Through the years of distance, in separate interviews, the sisters talked about how much they loved each other and expressed impatience with a media machine eager to report on their strife.

The strife was intensified by layoffs last year that included the club’s entire equity team and many staffers of color.

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