strife

strife
n
1. conflict, discord, disaccord, dissension, friction, variance, opposition; bad or hard feelings, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, ill will, hatred.
2. disagreement, difference of opinion, imbroglio, contention, controversy, altercation, embroilment; argument, Inf. words, quarrel, dispute, squabble, row, spar, wrangle, jangle, Scot. sturt, Scot. collieshangie, Obs. brabble, Scot, and North Eng. threap, Brit. Archaic. brangle; spat, tiff, Brit. Dial. fratch, Inf. run-in, Inf. hassle, Inf. barney, falling-out, Sl. blow-up; fight, fisticuffs, scuffle, tussle, Inf. set-to, Inf. scrap, struggle; hand-to-hand combat, combat, battle, skirmish, fray; brannigan, broil, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee, Inf. dustup, U.S. Sl. rhubarb.
3. competition, contest, rivalry; match, game, regatta, meet, joust, duel, tug of war; debate, battle of wits; tournament, tourney, bout, round, encounter, engagement, Fr. concours. athletic event; race, run, dash, sprint; trial, heat, scrimmage; run-off, sudden death, showdown; sweepstakes, derby, handicap, steeplechase; Olympics, (in ancient Greece) agon, decathlon, pentathlon, marathon, (in ancient Greece) agonistics.

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