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.

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