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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

  1. noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
  2. noun A heated disagreement between people.
  3. noun In computing, a value passed into a function or command.

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