Definitions
bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
Word origin
From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.
Used in a sentence
“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,[…]”
“He ſpide lamenting her unlucky ſtrife,”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Angry or bitter conflict”6 letters
02“Bitter conflict”6 letters
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