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Strife

noun/stɹˈaɪf/
Definition
lack of agreement or harmony
bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stɹˈaɪf/
🇬🇧British English
/stɹˈaɪf/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stɹˈaɪf/
1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈaɪf/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
discordverbbe different from one another
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Streit
Mangel an Übereinstimmung oder Harmonie
🇫🇷French
conflit
manque d'accord ou d'harmonie
🇪🇸Spanish
lucha
falta de acuerdo o armonía
🇮🇹Italian
conflitto
mancanza di accordo o armonia
🇳🇱Dutch
strijd
gebrek aan overeenstemming of harmonie
🇵🇹Portuguese
conflito
falta de acordo ou harmonia
🇷🇺Russian
борьба
отсутствие согласия или гармонии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कलह
सहमति या सामंजस्य का अभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
কলহ
চুক্তি বা সম্প্রীতির অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
சண்டை
உடன்பாடு அல்லது நல்லிணக்கம் இல்லாமை
🇮🇳Telugu
కలహాలు
ఒప్పందం లేదా సామరస్యం లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
भांडण
करार किंवा सुसंवाद नसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઝઘડો
કરાર અથવા સંવાદિતાનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಲಹ
ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കലഹം
യോജിപ്പിൻ്റെയോ ഐക്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝਗੜਾ
ਸਮਝੌਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਦਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھگڑا
اتفاق یا ہم آہنگی کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
冲突
缺乏一致或和谐
🇯🇵Japanese
争い
合意や調和の欠如
🇰🇷Korean
싸움
합의나 조화의 부족
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xung đột
thiếu sự đồng ý hoặc hòa hợp
🇹🇭Thai
ความขัดแย้ง
ขาดข้อตกลงหรือความสามัคคี
🇮🇩Indonesian
perselisihan
kurangnya kesepakatan atau harmoni
🇵🇭Filipino
alitan
kawalan ng pagkakasundo o pagkakaisa
🇲🇾Malay
perselisihan
kekurangan kesepakatan atau keharmonian
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الفتنة
عدم الاتفاق أو الانسجام
🇮🇷Persian
نزاع
عدم توافق یا هماهنگی
🇹🇷Turkish
çekişme
anlaşma veya uyum eksikliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְרִיבָה
חוסר הסכמה או הרמוניה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'strife'?
The primary meaning of 'strife' is 'lack of agreement or harmony'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'strife' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'strife' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'strife' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'strife' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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