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warfare

[ wawr-fair ]

noun

  1. the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
  2. armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
  3. conflict, especially when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.


warfare

/ ˈɔːˌɛə /

noun

  1. the act, process, or an instance of waging war
  2. conflict, struggle, or strife
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • i·ɲf noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of warfare1

1425–75; late Middle English werefare, i.e., a faring forth to war; war 1, fare
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Even before Trump returned to the White House, we were already living in an age of economic warfare.

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Haiti is currently wracked by economic chaos, little functioning political control, and increasingly violent gang warfare.

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Other activities of such warfare could include doing damage to infrastructure assets, such as energy pipelines.

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Mendoza thinks the film may also help veterans who are struggling to express what warfare can be like.

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Trump has alleged that the migrants were members of the Tren de Aragua gang "conducting irregular warfare" against the US and could therefore be removed under the Act.

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