Strife

Definitions

1. Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
   countable, uncountable
2. Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.
   countable, uncountable
3. Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
   countable, uncountable
4. A trouble of any kind.
   colloquial, countable, uncountable
5. That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take⟳ their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury⟳ their parents' strife.”

“Hee is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and ſtrifes of wordes,[…]”

“A few observations about the interpretation of vows or pledges may not be out of place⟳ here. Interpretation of pledges has been a fruitful source of strife all the world over. No matter⟳ how explicit the pledge, people will turn⟳ and twist⟳ the text to suit⟳ their own⟳ purposes.”

“He ſpide lamenting her unlucky ſtrife,”

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