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    strife
    /strʌɪf/

    noun

    • 1. angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict: "strife within the community"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › strifeStrife Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STRIFE is bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension. How to use strife in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strife.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRIFE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › strifeSTRIFE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Strife definition: vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism. See examples of STRIFE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRIFE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. angry or violent struggle; conflict 2. rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind 3. Australian and New Zealand.... Click for more definitions.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRIFE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    angry disagreement or violent actions: civil / ethnic / political strife. He led the union through several years of labor strife. (Definition of strife from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) strife | Business English.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › strifeStrife - definition of strife by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. angry or violent struggle; conflict. 2. rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind. 3. AustralandNZ trouble or discord of any kind: to get into strife. 4. archaic striving. [C13: from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to strive]

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › strifeStrife - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › strifestrife noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    noun. /straɪf/ [uncountable] (formal or literary) anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagree synonym conflict. civil strife. The country was torn apart by strife. internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire. Topics Opinion and argument c2, Feelings c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTRIFE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    STRIFE definition: trouble or disagreement between people. Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySTRIFE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "STRIFE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.