The meaning of Warfare

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

Usage examples:

The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

noun

A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.

Usage examples:

The battle lasted for several hours

verb

Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

Usage examples:

He has been battling against the illness

noun

A fight between armed forces, or an argument between two groups

Usage examples:

[ c ] the battle of cedar creek, [ c ] a naval battle, [ c ] the battle between street gangs went o…

noun

The killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict.

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Only serious compromises can prevent more bloodshed and violence

noun

A great amount of killing and injury

Usage examples:

The government must find a way to restore order and end the bloodshed.

verb

Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.

Usage examples:

People who campaigned against child labour

noun

An organized course of action to achieve a goal.

Usage examples:

The campaign for a full inquiry into the regime

noun

A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting.

Usage examples:

A desert campaign

noun

Fighting between armed forces.

Usage examples:

Five hurricanes were shot down in combat

verb

Take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).

Usage examples:

An effort to combat drug trafficking

noun

Fighting during a time of war

Usage examples:

[ u ] a combat jacket/zone/casualty, [ u ] no one knew how many troops had died in combat., [ c ] t…

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

noun

Disagreement between people.

Usage examples:

A prosperous family who showed no signs of discord

verb

(of people) disagree.

Usage examples:

We discorded commonly on two points

noun

A lack of agreement or feeling of trust between people

Usage examples:

The plan to build the highway created discord in our community.

noun

A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Usage examples:

Decades of enmity between the two countries

noun

Strong dislike or hate

noun

The action of fighting; violence or conflict.

Usage examples:

Terrible fighting broke out in the streets

adjective

Displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression.

Usage examples:

He was a fighting man

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

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The men were fighting

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Their hostility to all outsiders

phrase

Fighting in a war

Usage examples:

Hostilities begin/break out hostilities began/broke out just after midnight., suspend hostilities h…

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

Usage examples:

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

Usage examples:

The unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed

verb

Engage in a skirmish.

Usage examples:

The two powers have fought three major wars and have skirmished continually

noun

(in wars) a short fight that is usually not planned and happens away from the main area of fighting, or any short fight

Usage examples:

Government troops lost a minor skirmish., the court skirmish over video rights to the movie continu…

noun

Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.

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Strife within the community

noun

Angry disagreement or violent actions

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Civil/ethnic/political strife, he led the union through several years of labor strife.

noun

Disagreements between groups of people

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Industrial/financial/political strife, boardroom/internal strife

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

noun

A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.

Usage examples:

Japan declared war on germany

verb

Engage in a war.

Usage examples:

Small states warred against each another

noun

Armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting

Usage examples:

[ c ] can any country fight two wars at the same time?, [ u ] war is something to avoid., [ u ] sev…