strife
[ strahyf ]
/ straɪf /
noun
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
a quarrel, struggle, or clash: armed strife.
competition or rivalry: the strife of the marketplace.
Archaic. strenuous effort.
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Origin of strife
SYNONYMS FOR strife
OTHER WORDS FROM strife
strife·ful, adjectivestrife·less, adjectiveun·der·strife, nounWords nearby strife
stride piano, strident, stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose, strijdom, strikable
Definition for strives (2 of 2)
strive
[ strahyv ]
/ straɪv /
verb (used without object), strove or strived, striv·en [striv-uh n] /ˈstrɪv ən/ or strived, striv·ing.
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
to rival; vie.
Origin of strive
1175–1225; Middle English striven < Old French estriver to quarrel, compete, strive < Germanic; compare obsolete Dutch strijven, German streben to strive
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British Dictionary definitions for strives (1 of 2)
strife
/ (straɪf) /
noun
angry or violent struggle; conflict
rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind
Australian and NZ trouble or discord of any kindto get into strife
archaic striving
Word Origin for strife
C13: from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to strive
British Dictionary definitions for strives (2 of 2)
strive
/ (straɪv) /
verb strives, striving, strove or striven (ˈstrɪvən)
(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effortto strive to get promotion
(intr) to fight; contend
Derived forms of strive
striver, nounWord Origin for strive
C13: from Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight
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