释义 |
strife
strife S0808600 (strīf)n.1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement. See Synonyms at conflict.2. A conflict or quarrel: "His mind seemed older than theirs: it shone coldly on their strifes and happiness and regrets like a moon upon a younger earth" (James Joyce).3. Contention or competition between rivals. [Middle English strif, from Old French estrit, estrif, from Frankish *strīd.]strife (straɪf) n1. angry or violent struggle; conflict2. rivalry or contention, esp of a bitter kind3. Austral and NZ trouble or discord of any kind: to get into strife. 4. archaic striving[C13: from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to strive]strife (straɪf) n. 1. violent or bitter conflict or enmity. 2. a struggle; clash: armed strife. 3. competition; rivalry. 4. Archaic. strenuous effort. [1175–1225; Middle English strif < Old French estrif, akin to estriver to strive] strife′ful, adj. strife′less, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | strife - lack of agreement or harmony discorddisorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order | | 2. | strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissensionconflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"countercurrent, crosscurrent - actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"discordance, discord - strife resulting from a lack of agreement |
strifenoun conflict, battle, struggle, row, clash, clashes, contest, controversy, combat, warfare, rivalry, contention, quarrel, friction, squabbling, wrangling, bickering, animosity, discord, dissension The boardroom strife at the company is far from over.strifenoun1. A state of disagreement and disharmony:clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, variance, war, warfare.2. A state of open, prolonged fighting:belligerency, conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), struggle, war, warfare.3. A vying with others for victory or supremacy:battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare.Translationsstrife (straif) noun conflict, fighting or quarrelling. a country torn by strife; industrial strife (= disagreement between employers and workers). 衝突,爭吵 冲突,争吵 IdiomsSeetrouble and strifeSTRIFE
Acronym | Definition |
---|
STRIFE➣Stress Plus Life Test |
strife
Synonyms for strifenoun conflictSynonyms- conflict
- battle
- struggle
- row
- clash
- clashes
- contest
- controversy
- combat
- warfare
- rivalry
- contention
- quarrel
- friction
- squabbling
- wrangling
- bickering
- animosity
- discord
- dissension
Synonyms for strifenoun a state of disagreement and disharmonySynonyms- clash
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- difference
- difficulty
- disaccord
- discord
- discordance
- dissension
- dissent
- dissentience
- dissidence
- dissonance
- faction
- friction
- inharmony
- schism
- variance
- war
- warfare
noun a state of open, prolonged fightingSynonyms- belligerency
- conflict
- confrontation
- hostility
- struggle
- war
- warfare
noun a vying with others for victory or supremacySynonyms- battle
- competition
- contest
- corrivalry
- race
- rivalry
- striving
- struggle
- tug of war
- war
- warfare
Synonyms for strifenoun lack of agreement or harmonySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun bitter conflictRelated Words- conflict
- struggle
- battle
- countercurrent
- crosscurrent
- discordance
- discord
|