Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
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Strife
//stɹaɪf//
Synonyms for "strife" (99 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (49)
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4 entriesTranslations
90 translations across 37 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فِتْنَة noun (violent conflict)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- nifaq noun (violent conflict)
Basque
1 entries- liskar noun (violent conflict)
Bulgarian
1 entries- конфликт noun (violent conflict)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 衝突 /冲突 noun (violent conflict)
Czech
3 entries- konflikt noun (violent conflict)
- potyčka noun (violent conflict)
- svár noun (violent conflict)
Dutch
4 entries- conflict noun (violent conflict)
- geschil noun (violent conflict)
- strijd noun (violent conflict)
- vijandige rivaliteit noun (violent conflict)
Egyptian
1 entries- xrw-w-i-i-w-D40:Z2 noun (violent conflict)
Esperanto
1 entries- malpaco noun (violent conflict)
Finnish
3 entries- konflikti noun (violent conflict)
- selkkaus noun (violent conflict)
- yhteenotto noun (violent conflict)
French
3 entries- différends noun (violent conflict)
- dispute noun (violent conflict)
- querelle noun (violent conflict)
Galician
4 entries- arretío noun (violent conflict)
- baralla noun (violent conflict)
- barata noun (violent conflict)
- brego noun (violent conflict)
German
2 entries- Streit noun (violent conflict)
- Unfriede noun (violent conflict)
Greek
3 entries- αλληλοσπαραγμός noun (violent conflict)
- διαμάχη noun (violent conflict)
- διαπάλη noun (violent conflict)
Hebrew
1 entries- מדון noun (violent conflict)
Hindi
1 entries- संघर्ष noun (violent conflict)
Hungarian
1 entries- viszály noun (violent conflict)
Irish
2 entries- bruíon noun (violent conflict)
- imreas noun (violent conflict)
Italian
2 entries- disputa noun (violent conflict)
- tenzone noun (violent conflict)
Japanese
1 entries- 争い noun (violent conflict)
Korean
1 entries- 투쟁 noun (violent conflict)
Latin
1 entries- iūrgium noun (violent conflict)
Macedonian
2 entries- ра́здор noun (violent conflict)
- распра́вија noun (violent conflict)
Middle English
2 entries- strif noun (violent conflict)
- strout noun (violent conflict)
Māori
4 entries- rawehoi noun (violent conflict)
- raweoi noun (violent conflict)
- tatauranga noun (violent conflict)
- taute noun (violent conflict)
Norwegian
1 entries- strid noun (violent conflict)
Occitan
3 entries- brega noun (violent conflict)
- disputa noun (violent conflict)
- garrolha noun (violent conflict)
Polish
3 entries- konflikt noun (violent conflict)
- kłótnia noun (violent conflict)
- niesnaska noun (violent conflict)
Portuguese
3 entries- conflito noun (violent conflict)
- discórdia noun (violent conflict)
- disputa noun (violent conflict)
Russian
2 entries- ра́спря noun (violent conflict)
- раздо́р noun (violent conflict)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ceallach noun (violent conflict)
Spanish
2 entries- altercado noun (violent conflict)
- disensión noun (violent conflict)
Swedish
4 entries- fejd noun (violent conflict)
- kiv noun (violent conflict)
- konflikt noun (violent conflict)
- stridighet noun (violent conflict)
Turkish
2 entries- ihtilaf noun (violent conflict)
- çatışma noun (violent conflict)
Ukrainian
3 entries- боротьба noun (violent conflict)
- конфлікт noun (violent conflict)
- чвари noun (violent conflict)
Welsh
1 entries- ymryson noun (violent conflict)
West-Frisian
2 entries- striid noun (violent conflict)
- strijf noun (violent conflict)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Strife is the rock on which the party split.
Source: tatoeba (280781)
God’s blessing on all nations, who long and work for that bright day, when o’er earth’s habitations no war, no strife shall hold its sway; who long to see that all men free no more shall foes, but neighbours be, who long to see that all men free no more shall foes, but neighbours, no more shall foes, but neighbours be.
Source: tatoeba (3285529)
Eris was named after the goddess of strife. Its moon, Dysnomia, was named after the daughter of Eris.
Source: tatoeba (3957498)
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