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Common collocations with strife in American Collocation

strife noun uncountable

US /straɪf/

between groups

civil
factional
internal
internecine
sectarian

The clan had played a prominent role in the warfare and internecine strife that wracked the border region.

of a particular type

domestic
economic
ethnic
financial
industrial
marital
political
racial
religious
social

cause/ end strife

cause
end
foment
provoke

A responsible government must not allow anyone to succeed in fomenting strife and disorder.

be affected by strife

be divided by
be torn apart by

The 1970s was a decade torn apart by industrial strife and inflation.