rivalry

[ri·val·ry]

Rivalry is the act of competing for the same thing against another person. Your rivalry with your older sister is amusing to the family but very annoying to her.

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The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.

Noun
the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"


n.
The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.


Rivalry

Ri"val*ry , n.; pl. Rivalries . The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. "Keen contention and eager rivalries." Jeffrey. Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation.

The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.

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Usage Examples

When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.

Feeling is the consciousness of the resulting conditions - of success, failure, equilibrium, compromise or balance, in this continuous rivalry of ideas.

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

One friend in a lifetime is much two are many three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

There are two powers in the world one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious leadership rivalry among us. I am compelled to dispel this notion definitively.

I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really conscious, Tom was going away to college. My relationship with him, which is a very close one, really developed in more recent years.

The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.

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