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Strife
Conflict Scale
Use 'strife' when the conflict is intense and could potentially escalate.

The boardroom echoed with the sound of corporate strife.
Negative Emotion
'Strife' often implies a sense of frustration or weariness from prolonged conflict.

Years of familial strife had taken a toll on them.
Human Aspect
Typically, 'strife' involves people or groups, rather than natural events or abstract concepts.

The nation was shattered by civil strife.
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ArgumentConflictDiscordDisputeDissensionQuarrelTroubleTurmoilUnrest
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