strife

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The first sign that he has come back to us, that the strife is approaching its human result, is his hunger.

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  1. noun Heated, often violent dissension; bitter conflict. See Synonyms at discord.
  2. noun A struggle, fight, or quarrel.
  3. noun Contention or competition between rivals.
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  • The breaking out of the prolonged strife which is known in history as the French and Indian War, found Putnam in possession of what in those days was considered a competency. —  Old Put The Patriot
  • We admit errors were committed in that the strife was about grabbing power disregarding the wishes and interests of our people. —  American Chronicle
  • The opening scenes of Fitna - a Koranic term sometimes translated as "strife" - show a copy of the holy book followed by footage of the bomb attacks on the US in 11 September 2001, —  Jihad Watch
  • The opening scenes of Fitna - a Koranic term sometimes translated as 'strife' - show a copy of the holy book followed by footage of the bomb attacks on the US on 11 September 2001, London in July —  BlogBis
  • For their strife, their internal dissent, calls their talking about God into question. —  Latest Articles
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English strif, from Old French estrit, estrif, from Frankish *strīd.

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  1. from Middle English strif, from Old French estrif, from Icelandic strīth, strife, contention, pain, grief, = Swedish Danish strid, combat, contention, = Old Saxon OFries. strid = Dutch strijd = Old High German Middle High German strīt, German streit, strife, = Old Latin stlis (genitive stlit-), Latin lis (lit-), strife, litigation (see litigate); from the verb, Icelandic strīdha, strive, contend, etc.: see stride. Cf. strive.
 

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