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strife

noun

ˈstrīf How to pronounce strife (audio)
1
a
: bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension
political strife
b
: an act of contention : fight, struggle
2
: exertion or contention for superiority
3
archaic : earnest endeavor
strifeless
ˈstrī-fləs How to pronounce strife (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

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discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony.

discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism.

a political party long racked by discord

strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved.

during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife

conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires.

the conflict of freedom and responsibility

contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy.

several points of contention about the new zoning law

dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions.

religious dissension threatened to split the colony

variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest.

cultural variances that work against a national identity

Example Sentences

in order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers bitter strife between the two political factions
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English strif, from Anglo-French estrif, estri, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch striden to fight, Old High German strītan to quarrel — more at stride

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of strife was in the 13th century

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