strife
noun /straɪf/
/straɪf/
- [uncountable] (formal or literary) anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagree synonym conflict
- civil strife
- The country was torn apart by strife.
- internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
- (Australian English, New Zealand English) trouble or difficulty of any kindTopics Difficulty and failurec2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrif (related to Old French estriver ‘strive’).