Definitions for Strife
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. discord, strifenoun

   lack of agreement or harmony

2. strifenoun

   bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. strifenoun

   Violent conflict, usually brief or limited in nature.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strifenoun

   Etymology: from strive

   1. Contention; contest; discord.

   I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. Judg. xii. 2.

   Some preach Christ even of envy and strife, and some of good-will. Phil. i. 15.

   He is proud, knowing nothing; but doating about questions and strife of words. 1 Tim. vi. 4.

   These vows, thus granted, rais’d a strife above
   Betwixt the god of war and queen of love:
   She granting first, had right of time to plead;
   But he had granted too, and would recede. Dryden.

   2. Opposition of nature or appearance; contrariety; contrast.

   Artificial strife
   Lives in those touches, livelier than life. William Shakespeare.

   How passion’s well accorded strife
   Makes all the harmony of life. Johnson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strife

   Strife is a song by American heavy metal band Trivium. The song was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album Vengeance Falls.

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1. strife

   Strife is a state of conflict, disagreement, or disharmony between individuals, groups, or within oneself. It often involves tension, hostility, or discord, and can stem from differing opinions, goals, or interests.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Strifenoun

   the act of striving; earnest endeavor

2. Strifenoun

   exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts

3. Strifenoun

   altercation; violent contention; fight; battle

4. Strifenoun

   that which is contended against; occasion of contest

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strife

   Strife is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine from id Software. Strife added some role-playing game elements and allowed players to talk to other characters in the game's world. Along with Pathways into Darkness, Ultima Underworld and System Shock, it is considered one of the first FPS-RPG games.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strife

   strīf, n. contention for superiority: struggle for victory: contest: discord.—adj. Strife′ful (Spens.), full of strife, contentious, discordant—also Strif′ful. [M. E. strif—O. Fr. estrif—Scand., Ice. strith, strife; Ger. streit, Dut. strijd, strife.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strife

   Contention in battle;, contest; struggle for victory; quarrel of war.

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1. strife

   Song lyrics by strife -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by strife on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STRIFE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Strife is ranked #80678 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Strife surname appeared 235 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Strife.
   
   94.8% or 223 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Conflict
   • Disorder

Anagrams for Strife »

1. firste

2. refits

3. resift

4. rifest

5. sifter

6. fister

How to pronounce Strife?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strife in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Strife in a Sentence

1. Mickey Mehta:

   When hate for hatred if returned, hate ceases and strife ensues, when love for hatred if returned hate ceases and love ensues. So Love everyone and MickeyMize everyone's life.

2. President Biden:

   Over the centuries through storm and strife, in peace and in war, we have come so far. But we still have far to go. We will press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and possibility.

3. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The more that we as Muslims, as Muslim countries, fall out with each other, the more the innocents who have put their hopes in us will be exposed to strife.

4. Cornelius Tacitus:

   In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.

5. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

   Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep -- he hath awakened from the dream of life -- 'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep with phantoms an unprofitable strife.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Strife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Strife
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Strife
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strife
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Strife
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Strife
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Strife
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html