strife

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

strifes

1.
(countable, uncountable)Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
A few observations about the interpretation of vows or pledges may not be out of place here. Interpretation of pledges has been a fruitful source of strife all the world over. No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes.
Đồng nghĩa: altercation, contention, discord, wrangle
4.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A trouble of any kind.
5.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

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Đồng nghĩa

altercation contentiondiscordwrangle conflict dissension struggle

Cùng gốc / liên quan

gainstrifemakestrifestrifemaker strifemaking strifemonger strifeful strifelessstrife-riddentrouble and strifestrive

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from *strīban; compare strijven. More at strive.