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der Zwist (-e, rarely pl.)
   (literary, elevated) discord, dispute, strife

Tödlicher Familienzwist in Nordrhein-Westfalen: In Langenfeld bei Mettmann eröffnete ein 26-Jähriger das Feuer auf seine Ex-Freundin und deren Vater.
Deadly family dispute in North Rhine-Westphalia: In Langenfeld bei Mettmann a 26-year-old [male] opened fire on his ex-girlfriend and her father.

Related Words:
den alten Zwist begraben to bury the hatchet
die Zwistigkeit (-en, usually pl.) dispute

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