strife.
Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
Meaning & usage
Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.
Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
A trouble of any kind.
That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.
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