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Strife

//stɹaɪf// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension wordnet
  3. 3
    Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means. countable, uncountable

    "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife."

  4. 4
    lack of agreement or harmony wordnet
  5. 5
    Bitter conflict, sometimes violent. countable, uncountable

    "A few observations about the interpretation of vows or pledges may not be out of place here. Interpretation of pledges has been a fruitful source of strife all the world over. No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes."

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  1. 6
    A trouble of any kind. colloquial, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    That which is contended against; occasion of contest. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "He ſpide lamenting her unlucky ſtrife,"

Etymology

From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.

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