Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
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Strife
/stɹaɪf/
Synonyms for "strife" (107 found)
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altercationanimosityantagonismarguingargumentbad bloodbickerbickeringblood feudbrawlbreachbroilcat-and-dog lifecombatcompetition
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conflictcontentioncontentiousnesscontestcontestationcontroversycut and thrustdebatedifferencedisabusedisagreementdiscorddisharmonydisputationdisputedissensiondissentdissidencedissonancedisunion
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (53)
flitingfracasfrayfrictionfusshard feelingshatredhostilityill willimbrogliokilkenny catslawlessnesslitigationlogomachymischiefopen quarrelpaper warpolemicquarrelquarreling
Adjective(1 words)
political discord
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6 entriesarmed strifecivil strifeeconomic strifeinternal strifestrife for resourcesstrife over leadership
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Strife is the rock on which the party split.
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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.
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Eris was named after the goddess of strife. Its moon, Dysnomia, was named after the daughter of Eris.
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