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

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   David

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   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

How to say strife in sign language?

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. President Barack Obama:

   I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife and chaos. That's what I take with my morning tea.

2. Sarah Church:

   Alcohol could be used as a coping mechanism for either loneliness and boredom or for relationship strife, also, people were finding that they were having trouble shifting between work and after work, and sometimes drinking was the thing that they used in order to make that transition.

3. David Susman:

   I think the' airing of grievances' as depicted in' Jerry Seinfeld' is probably the last thing we need this year, with the compounded stresses from COVID-19, political strife and racial unrest from 2020, we need to focus on positivity, healing, and cooperation right now.

4. Kahlil Gibran:

   Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.

5. President Barack Obama:

   I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife, and chaos. That's what I take with my morning tea.

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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