strife
IPA: strˈaɪf
noun
- Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
- Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.
- Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
- (colloquial) A trouble of any kind.
- (obsolete) That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
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Examples of "strife" in Sentences
- There was strife between the couple.
- So let's remove the subject of all the strife.
- The end of majoritarianism caused great strife.
- The incessant strife we are witnessing bears proof of that.
- It will be the cause of strife and discord throughout the land.
- Northern Ireland was largely spared the strife of the civil war.
- Could this be at the root of at least some of the strife on here
- The poet is the serene spectator looking down on a scene of strife.
- That argument engenders strife and erodes at the sense of community.
- After the Xel'naga left, the Protoss descended into the Aeon of Strife.
- The only strife is that it doesn't hold its shape too well but that okay ...
- Pretending that most Americans have even the slightest clue about the current details of the strife is way, way off the mark.
- Only strife is that I think the vanilla glaze tastes a little too powdered sugary or fake, next time I'll try flavoring it a little better!
- 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.
- Though Dr. Sarna doesn't mention it, perhaps part of the explanation for this lack of denominational strife is because all the movements are experiencing a trend toward greater Jewish ritual practice.
- French unions have a long tradition of street protests, but the current strife is particularly worrisome because it has touched the vital energy sector and is drawing often volatile youth into the mix.
- 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"?