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Strife vs Confrontation - What's the difference?

strife | confrontation |

As nouns the difference between strife and confrontation

is that strife is conflict, sometimes violent, usually brief or limited in scope while confrontation is the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face.

strife

English

Noun

  • Conflict, sometimes violent, usually brief or limited in scope.

    • Synonyms

    * (conflict) conflict, contention, discord

    Derived terms

    * trouble and strife

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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    confrontation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face
  • A conflict between armed forces