Difference between Struggle and Battle

What is the difference between Struggle and Battle?

Struggle as a noun is strife, contention, great effort while Battle as a noun is a general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.

Struggle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: strife, contention, great effort

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

Example sentence: My life is a struggle.

Battle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.To assail in battle; to fight.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.A division of an army; a battalion.The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.

Example sentence: I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

We hope you now know whether to use Struggle or Battle in your sentence.

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