warfare
pronunciation
How to pronounce warfare in British English:
UK [ˈwɔːfeə(r)]
How to pronounce warfare in American English:
US [ˈwɔːrfer]
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- Noun:
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
- an active struggle between competing entities
Word Origin
- warfare (n.)
- mid-15c., from war (n.) + fare (see fare (n.)).
Example
- 1. Terrorism and sectarian warfare threatened to tear iraq apart .
- 2. Office gossip can be a form of reputational warfare .
- 3. Some see this as class warfare .
- 4. Since mr chirac might also stand again , undeclared warfare is promised .
- 5. In the first round of open warfare in 2004 , government forces killed or captured much of the houthi leadership .