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strife

noun
/stɹaɪf/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *strīban✻
  2. derived from estrif
  3. inherited from strif

Definitions

  1. Striving

    Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.

  2. Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.

    • From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
    • Hee is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and ſtrifes of wordes,[…]

  3. Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A trouble of any kind.

    2. That which is contended against

      That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

      • He ſpide lamenting her unlucky ſtrife,

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Derived

gainstrife, makestrife, strifeful, strifeless, strifemaker, strifemaking, strifemonger, strife-ridden, trouble and strife

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at strife. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at strife. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at strife

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA