strife

English Thesaurus

1. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension (noun.act)

hypernym	:	battle, conflict, struggle,
definition	:	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	countercurrent, crosscurrent,
definition	:	actions counter to the main group activity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	discord, discordance,
definition	:	strife resulting from a lack of agreement (noun.act)

2. lack of agreement or harmony (noun.state)

hypernym	:	disorder,
definition	:	a disturbance of the peace or of public order (noun.state)

derivation	:	disaccord, disagree, discord,
definition	:	be different from one another (verb.stative)

derivation	:	disaccord, disagree, discord,
definition	:	be different from one another (verb.stative)