Definition of strife

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Strife (n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts..

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Bury :: Bury (v. t.) To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction..
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
Defy :: Defy (v. t.) To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion..
Competition :: Competition (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with..
Strigate :: Strifeful (a.) Contentious; discordant.
Discord :: Discord (v. i.) Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses..
Strife :: Strife (n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts..
Loosestrife :: Loosestrife (n.) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers..
Odds :: Odds (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
Chest :: Chest (n.) Strife; contention; controversy.
Debate :: Debate (v. i.) To engage in strife or combat; to fight.
Theomachy :: Theomachy (n.) A battle or strife among the gods.
Contentious :: Contentious (a.) Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
Brigue :: Brigue (n.) A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel..
Contention :: Contention (n.) A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for..
Bate :: Bate (n.) Strife; contention.
Contention :: Contention (n.) A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife..
Controversy :: Controversy (n.) Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
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