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Definition of
strife noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
strife
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
straɪf
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
formal
or
literary
)
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angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people
synonym
conflict
civil strife
The country was torn apart by strife.
See
strife
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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