Streit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- altercation noun A noisy or angry argument, often in public.
- argument noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
- conflict noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
- contention noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
- disagreement noun An argument or dispute between people who hold different views.
- discord noun Disagreement or lack of harmony between people.
- dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
- dustup noun A scuffle or fight.
- feud noun A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
- fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
- jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
- melee noun A confused, chaotic fight or struggle involving a group of people at close quarters.
- miff noun A small argument; a quarrel.
- quarrel noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
- row noun A straight line of people or things placed next to each other.
- spat noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
- strife noun Bitter conflict or struggle, sometimes violent.
- words noun An angry exchange or argument.
- wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.
Senses
Streit is used for these senses in English:
- conflict A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
- contention Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- disagreement (countable) An argument or debate.
- discord Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
- dispute An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
- dustup (informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.
- feud A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- fight A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
argument — full definition
- noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
- noun A heated disagreement between people.
- noun In computing, a value passed into a function or command.