Strife — may refer to:* Strife, a 1996 computer game. * Strife, a hardcore band from the United States. * Strife, a play by John Galsworthy. * Eris, in Greek mythology the goddess of discord, whose name means strife . * Strife, A British band from the… … Wikipedia
Strife — Strife, n. [OF. estrif. See {Strive}.] 1. The act of striving; earnest endeavor. [Archaic] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. [1913 Webster] Doting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strife — Разработчик Rogue Entertainment Издатель Studio 3DO Создатели Геймдизайнер Jim Molinets Да … Википедия
strife — UK US /straɪf/ noun [U] ► disagreements between groups of people: »industrial/financial/political strife »boardroom/internal strife … Financial and business terms
strife — [straıf] n [U] formal [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: estrif, probably from estriver; STRIVE] trouble between two or more people or groups = ↑conflict ethnic/religious/civil etc strife ▪ a time of political strife … Dictionary of contemporary English
strife — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. estrif, variant of estrit quarrel, dispute, impetuosity, probably from Frankish *strid, from P.Gmc. *strido strife, combat (Cf. O.H.G. strit quarrel, dispute ), related to O.H.G. stritan to fight; see STRIDE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
strife — strife; strife·less; … English syllables
strife — I noun agitation, altercation, animosity, battle, belligerency, broil, certamen, certatio, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, contestation, contrariety, controversy, counteraction, disaccord, disaggreement, discord,… … Law dictionary
strife — [ straıf ] noun uncount FORMAL fighting or disagreement between people or groups … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strife — *discord, conflict, contention, dissension, difference, variance Analogous words: combat, conflict, fight, affray, fray (see CONTEST): dispute, controversy, *argument: *brawl, broil, fracas: altercation, wrangle, *quarrel, squabble Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
strife — [n] struggle, battle affray, altercation, animosity, argument, bickering, blowup, brawl, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity … New thesaurus
