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- DictionaryStrife/strīf/
noun
- 1. angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict: "strife within the community"
The meaning of STRIFE is bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension. How to use strife in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strife.
violent or angry disagreement: What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority? 20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Social order & disorder. anarchic. anarchism. anarchistic. anarchy. bedlam. disorganization. disorganized.
Strife definition: vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism. See examples of STRIFE used in a sentence.
violent or angry disagreement: What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority? 20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Social order & disorder. anarchic. anarchism. anarchistic. anarchy. bedlam. disorganization. disorganized.
n. 1. violent or bitter conflict or enmity. 2. a struggle; clash: armed strife. 3. competition; rivalry. 4. Archaic. strenuous effort.
angry or violent struggle; conflict. 2. rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind. 3. Australian and New Zealand. trouble or discord of any kind. to get into strife. 4. archaic. striving.
The action of striving together or contending in opposition; a condition of antagonism, enmity, or discord; contention, dispute. Þe eareste is cheost oðer strif. Wit flitt, wit brixil, striue and strut. Nið and strif and ate and san Sal ben bi-twen neddre and wimman. A fell woman and full of strife. Leg.
Strife is the act or state of fighting or arguing violently. The years leading up to the U.S. Civil War were characterized by great strife between northern and southern states over slavery and the role of a federal government.
Definition of strife noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
STRIFE definition: trouble or disagreement between people. Learn more.
