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What (who) is strife - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Strife (disambiguation); Strife (video game)
strife
¦ noun
1. angry or bitter disagreement; conflict.
2. Austral./NZ trouble or difficulty of any kind.
Origin
ME: shortening of OFr. estrif (rel. to OFr. estriver 'strive').
Strife
·noun The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
II. Strife ·noun Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
III. Strife ·noun That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
IV. Strife ·noun Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.
strife
Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)
Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages...
= conflict
N-UNCOUNT
Examples of use of strife
1. Recently, we have witnessed increased sectarian strife.
2. Baghdad‘s sectarian strife now rules Zubaidi‘s life.
3. We do not care whether Abe incites partisan strife or factional strife under the pretext of reflecting "people‘s feelings" in quest of power.
4. How did this internecine strife in South Waziristan evolve?
5. But sketchy reports of sectarian strife began to come in.