Phrase guide

class struggle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: class collaboration

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noun

Meaning 2

conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: class war, class warfare

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conflict, struggle, battle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صراع الطبقات — struggle between classes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 階級鬥爭 /阶级斗争 (jiējí dòuzhēng) — struggle between classes
  • Czech: třidní boj — struggle between classes
  • Danish: klassekamp — struggle between classes
  • Dutch: klassenstrijd — struggle between classes
  • Estonian: klassivõitlus — struggle between classes
  • Finnish: luokkataistelu — struggle between classes
  • French: lutte des classes — struggle between classes
  • German: Klassenkampf — struggle between classes
  • Greek: πάλη των τάξεων (páli ton táxeon) — struggle between classes
  • Greek: ταξική πάλη (taxikí páli) — struggle between classes
  • Hungarian: osztályharc — struggle between classes
  • Indonesian: perjuangan kelas — struggle between classes
  • Italian: lotta di classe — struggle between classes
  • Japanese: 階級闘争 (kaikyū tōsō) — struggle between classes
  • Kazakh: тап тартысы (tap tartysy) — struggle between classes
  • Kazakh: таптық күрес (taptyq küres) — struggle between classes
  • Korean: 계급투쟁 (gyegeuptujaeng) — struggle between classes
  • Norwegian: klassekamp — struggle between classes
  • Polish: walka klas — struggle between classes
  • Portuguese: luta de classes — struggle between classes
  • Romanian: luptă de clasă — struggle between classes
  • Russian: кла́ссовая борьба́ (klássovaja borʹbá) — struggle between classes
  • Slovak: triedny boj — struggle between classes
  • Slovene: razredni boj — struggle between classes
  • Spanish: lucha de clases — struggle between classes
  • Swedish: klasskamp — struggle between classes
  • Tagalog: tunggalian ng uri — struggle between classes
  • Tagalog: makauring pakikibaka — struggle between classes
  • Turkish: sınıf mücadelesi — struggle between classes
  • Vietnamese: đấu tranh giai cấp — struggle between classes
  • Volapük: komip bevü sogäts — struggle between classes
  • Yiddish: קלאַסנקאַמף (klasnkamf) — struggle between classes