strife

Signification (Anglais)

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.
4. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A trouble of any kind.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

Concepts

conflit

querelle

lutte

différend

dispute

combat

rébellion

révolte

affrontement

altercation

conflits

contestation

émeute

bagarre

mélée

bataille

différends

discorde

grève

🏦

litige

Synonymes

conflict

struggle

quarrel

discord

fight

contention

battle

dispute

contest

combat

dissension

argument

scuffle

controversy

friction

clash

hostility

war

riot

disagreement

difference of opinion

rivalry

confrontation

tussle

warfare

wrestle

skirmish

duel

fray

scramble

rough-and-tumble

shuffle

grapple

debate

trouble

bout

altercation

opposition

spar

squabble

squabbling

striving

suffer

suffering

tourney

tug

tug-of-war

tumult

variance

wrangle

Traductions

Streit

διαμάχη

Konflikt

Zank

conflicto

mücadele

luta

strijd

Zwist

lotta

Kampf

conflito

lucha

conflict

twist

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/stɹaɪf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: strif

Appartenant à néerlandais: strijven

In summary

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