strife

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈstraɪf/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict, discord, or contention between individuals or groups.; A struggle or contest; rivalry.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

civil strifefamily strifepolitical strifemarital strifesow strifecause strife

Derivatives

strifelessstrifeful

Synonyms

conflictdiscordcontentionfrictiondissensionstruggle

Antonyms

harmonypeaceaccord

Commonly confused

strive
EN: 'Strive' is a verb meaning to make great effort; 'strife' is a noun meaning conflict or discord.
stress
EN: 'Stress' refers to pressure or tension (often internal); 'strife' refers to active conflict or discord between parties.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'strife' (noun, conflict) with 'strive' (verb, to effort). They look similar but belong to different word classes.

💬 Examples

  1. The country was torn apart by years of civil strife.

  2. The strife between the two political parties intensified during the election season.