strife-ridden
Full of discord
Strife-ridden describes a place, group, or situation plagued by conflict and discord: the strife-ridden region has seen decades of civil war, a strife-ridden political party.
The word typically applies to ongoing, serious disputes—nations at war, factions in bitter disagreement—rather than minor squabbles.
Damaged by military conflict
- battle-scarredDamaged by fighting
- embattledUnder sustained attack
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- contestedArgued against, disputed
factional · divided · polarized · feuding · warring · disputed · volatile · hostile
Persistently afflicted
- besetTroubled on all sides
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- beleagueredPersistently harassed or troubled
burdened · suffering · oppressed · devastated · ravaged · scarred · wounded · blighted
Violently agitated or disturbed
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- unstableProne to sudden change
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
anarchic · upheaval · unrest · disrupted · convulsed · destabilized · roiling · ferment
Full of difficulty
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
volatile · on-edge · pressured · high-stakes · precarious · combustible · hair-trigger · simmering
war-torn
Damaged by military conflict
- battle-scarredDamaged by fighting
- embattledUnder sustained attack
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
contested · factional · divided · polarized · feuding · warring · disputed · volatile · hostile · combative
plagued
Persistently afflicted
- besetTroubled on all sides
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
beleaguered · burdened · suffering · oppressed · devastated · ravaged · scarred · wounded · blighted · cursed
turbulent
Violently agitated or disturbed
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- unstableProne to sudden change
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
disordered · anarchic · upheaval · unrest · disrupted · convulsed · destabilized · roiling · ferment · agitated
fraught
Full of difficulty
nervous · volatile · on-edge · pressured · high-stakes · precarious · combustible · hair-trigger · simmering · seething
strife-riddenpeaceful
Free from disturbance
harmonious · tranquil · serene · concordant · peaceable
strife-riddenstable
Secure and unchanging
trouble-free · calm · untroubled · orderly · well-ordered