Meaning & use
rife
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Widespread and common, especially referring to something undesirable.
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Corruption was rife within the crumbling government.
Rumors were rife about the company's upcoming layoffs.
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Rife is almost always used to describe negative things (disease, corruption, rumors) and is typically followed by "with," as in "rife with problems."
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