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Conflict that's moved in, unpacked its bags, and started paying rent.
means Bitter, prolonged conflict or struggle between people, groups, or forces.
from From Old English 'strif,' borrowed from Old French 'estrif' (meaning dispute or quarrel), which likely traces back to a Germanic root related to 'striving' — the same ancestor that gives us 'strive.' So strife and striving are old cousins: one is the fight, the other is the effort to win it.
- vs conflict
- implies prolonged bitterness, not a single clash
- etymology
- old french estrif, meaning dispute or quarrel
- biblical cameo
- genesis uses it for herdsmen fighting over land
- usage tell
- almost always singular, never strifes