strife
noun
[ strʌɪf ]
• angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
• "strife within the community"
Similar:
conflict,
friction,
discord,
disagreement,
dissension,
variance,
dispute,
argument,
quarrelling,
wrangling,
bickering,
controversy,
contention,
disharmony,
ill feeling,
bad feeling,
bad blood,
hostility,
animosity,
falling-out,
Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrif (related to Old French estriver ‘strive’).
