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Definition of "strife" []

  • Heated, often violent dissension; bitter conflict. See Synonyms at discord. (noun)
  • A struggle, fight, or quarrel. (noun)
  • Contention or competition between rivals. (noun)
  • Archaic Earnest endeavor or striving. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "strife" in a sentence
  • "Aren't you making that examination a bit more difficult to do by pretending that it need not be done, and that the strife is already o'er, the battle done, and the "moderates" have beaten back the ideological challenge of the "extremists"?"
  • "A contemporary phenomenon related to this strife is the emanation of self-proclaimed "victims" who try to further their own, tendentious agendas by manipulating public opinion."
  • "Pretending that most Americans have even the slightest clue about the current details of the strife is way, way off the mark."