Definition of Strife

n.1.The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
2.Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.
3.Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
Twenty of them fought in this black strife.
- Shak.
4.That which is contended against; occasion of contest.


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