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

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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

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   i, ras cardo will say this truth. All my works as posted online or off are in my copyright control before you see them.I will also add-if some humans could stop looking at other human beings- as property- for sale or let, then will the world be on its road to peaceful co-existence of the races. Until then, there will continue to be strife and hatred and death! for in the minds of men exists the contemplation to do evil.

2. 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.

3. Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi:

   The verdict is unjust, political and illegitimate and I will not acknowledge it, to my dear people, I say, make sure that al-Maliki and those who stand behind him don't get what he wishes. Because they want sectarian strife.

4. Butrus Moshe:

   Political and sectarian strife, separating between one man and another, between ruler and follower, these mentalities must be changed.

5. Ulysses S. Grant:

   The effects of the late civil strife have been to free the slave and make him a citizen. Yet he is not possessed of the civil rights which citizenship should carry with it. This is wrong, and should be corrected.

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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