fighting vs strife

fighting

noun
  • The act or process of contending; violence or conflict. 

  • A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight 

adj
  • Engaged in war or other conflict. 

  • Apt to provoke a fight. 

strife

noun
  • Bitter conflict, sometimes violent. 

  • A trouble of any kind. 

  • Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. 

  • Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means. 

How often have the words fighting and strife occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )