STRIFE
ADJECTIVES
1382 ► STRIVOUS full of strife → obs.
1387 ► BRIGOUS quarrelsome, contentious; pertaining to strife or disagreement, disputable, factious → obs.
1449 ► BATTLEFUL full of strife or conflict; contentious → obs.
1491 ► DEBATEFUL of persons: full of strife, contentious, quarrelsome → obs.
1500 ► AT BATE at strife, contending, fighting → obs.
1560 ► DISSENTIOUS given to strife, dissension, or disagreement; discordant, quarrelsome, contentious, factious
1567 ► GLOSSOMACHICALL given to wordy strife → obs.
1579 ► CAT-AND-DOG full of strife, inharmonious; quarrelsome
1580 ► DEBATEFUL of things: pertaining to strife or contention → obs.
1582 ► MAKEBATE causing contention or strife → obs.
1588 ► BATEFUL full of strife, quarrelsome, contentious → obs.
1612 ► DIVERSIVOLENT wishing for or fond of strife or differences; desiring different things → obs.
ADVERBS
1898 ► ATWIST at cross purposes, at strife → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
..888 ► I-WIN battle, war; contest, strife → obs.
1205 ► UNFRITH dissension, strife → obs.
1205 ► UNISIBBE dissension, strife → obs.
1300 ► BARRAT contention, strife, quarrel, fighting → obs.
1300 ► BATE contention, strife, discord, argument → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1300 ► DEBATE strife, contention, dissension, quarrelling, wrangling; a quarrel → arch.
1400 ► TOIL battle, strife, turmoil → arch.
1470 ► BARRACE hostility, contention, strife (as per NED: perhaps confused with ‘barrat’) → obs.
1500 ► DEBATE hysical strife, fight, conflict, struggle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1509 ► CONCERTATION contention, strife, dispute, controversy, argument → obs.
1521 ► BROILERY dissension; strife; disturbance, disorder → obs.
1546 ► JAR discord manifested in strife or contention; variance, dissension, quarrelling
1572 ► CERTATION contention, strife → obs.
1574 ► APPLE OF CONTENTION a cause or subject of strife or dissension
1590 ► DEBATEMENT contention, strife, quarrelling → obs.
1595 ► APPLE OF DISCORD a cause or subject of strife or dissension
1598 ► TINDER-BOX a person or thing that is highly excitable, explosive, etc.; a potential source of widespread violence; a source of heated strife
1623 ► DIMICATION the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife
1635 ► DECERTATION contention, strife, contest; dispute → obs.
1649 ► APPLE OF DISSENSION a cause or subject of strife or dissension
1682 ► BICKERMENT quarrelling, wrangling, altercation, contention, strife, conflict
1719 ► YED contention, wrangling; strife → Sc.
1743 ► BEAR-GARDEN a scene of strife, disorder, and tumult; a rude, turbulent assembly
1801 ► HASH a noise, tumult; strife, rioting; ribald talk, nonsense → Sc.
1812 ► WAR TO THE KNIFE war to the last extremity; fierce or relentless war; deadly strife; a bitter and deadly struggle; hostility without cessation or moderation
1891 ► CHANNER strife, querulousness; complaining → Sc.
1904 ► SCRAMPING contention; eager strife to obtain anything → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MEDDLE-MAKING mischief-making; strife-sowing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1969 ► AGGRO trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance → UK sl.
2006 ► BLOOD AND GUTS strife; bitterness or ill feeling → US sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1529 ► MAKEBATE one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife; a mischief-maker; a quarrelsome person → arch.
1564 ► BATE-MAKER a causer of contention or strife → obs.
1593 ► BREED-BATE one who breeds ‘bate’, or contention or strife; a quarrelsome person; one who incites to mischief → obs.
1598 ► TINDER-BOX a person or thing that is highly excitable, explosive, etc.; a potential source of widespread violence; a source of heated strife
1617 ► MAKE-STRIFE a makebate; one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife → obs.
1741 ► MAKE-DEBATE a makebate; one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife → obs.
1811 ► BELLIGERENT one who causes contention or strife; a person waging regular war
1849 ► BELLOWS-BLOWER an inciter of strife, etc.
VERBS
1496 ► VARY to be at strife with; to contend against another → obs.
1839 ► CANTANKERATE to provoke to anger, to rile; to produce strife; to make or become cross-grained, ill-humoured or disagreeable → Amer.
1850 ► SOW DRAGONS’ TEETH to cause contention; to stir up trouble, strife, or war
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