Dispute
Strife
Strife noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: in order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- contest and dispute
- contest and strife
- struggle and dispute
- struggle and strife
- conflict and dispute
- conflict and strife
- argument and dispute
- argument and strife
- disagreement and dispute
- disagreement and strife
- difference and dispute
- difference and strife
- dissension and dispute
- dissension and strife
How words are described
| original | original dispute | original strife |
| endless | endless dispute | endless strife |
| legal | legal dispute | legal strife |
| petty | petty dispute | petty strife |
| Other adjectives: constant, violent, serious, civil, personal, internal, creative, major, political, bloody, domestic, international, older, recent, marital, ongoing. | ||
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