strifenoun [ U ]
uk/straɪf/us/straɪf/formalviolent or angry disagreement:
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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