strife

strife
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. contention, emulation, rivalry; altercation; dissension, discord, dispute, quarrel; war, warfare; struggle, conflict. Ant., peace, calm.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Verbal contention]
Syn. quarrel, discard, animosity, conflict; see disagreement , discord .
2. [Physical struggle]
Syn. fighting, struggle, combat; see fight 1 .
See Synonym Study at discord .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
conflict, discord, dissent, fighting, contention, controversy, struggle, squabbling, war, clash, contest, feud, unrest.
ANT.: accord, peace, harmony
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissi-dence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, variance, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. 2. A state of open, prolonged fighting: belligerency, conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), struggle, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. 3. A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, contest, corri-valry, race, rivalry, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare. See CONFLICT.

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