warfare
[noun]
Synonyms: war, arms, battle, combat, conflict, fighting, hostilities

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English Thesaurus: war, conflict, fighting, hostilities, warfare, ...

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war‧fare /ˈwɔːfeə $ ˈwɔːrfer/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: war, warfare, warrior; adjective: pre-war ≠ post-war, warring]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: war + fare 'going, journey']

1. the activity of fighting in a war – used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting:
the realities of modern warfare
chemical/nuclear/germ etc warfare
trench/jungle/mountain etc warfare
guerrilla warfare (=fighting by small groups of fighters in mountains, forests etc)

2. a continuous and often violent struggle or argument between different groups
class/gang/internecine etc warfare
the problems of drugs and gang warfare
⇒ psychological warfare at psychological(3)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

warfare
noun
ADJ. open Rivalry between football fans developed into open warfare.
conventional, modern | biological, chemical, germ, nuclear | class, gang, internecine, tribal | guerrilla, siege, trench | aerial, air, naval, submarine | jungle, mountain | economic, ideological, psychological a subtle form of psychological warfare
VERB + WARFARE engage in
PREP. ~ against warfare against other tribes
~ between warfare between gangs

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

warfare

chemical warfare (=using chemicals, for example poisonous gases, as weapons)
the consequences of America’s chemical warfare in Vietnam
biological/germ warfare (=using dangerous bacteria or illnesses as a weapon)
These bacteria might be used in biological warfare.
nuclear warfare
the appalling consequences of nuclear warfare.
conventional warfare (=not nuclear)
They had a stronger conventional warfare capability.
ground warfare (=fighting on the ground, rather than in the air or on the sea)
Ground warfare took a heavy toll in casualties.
trench warfare (=fighting from long holes dug into the ground)
There he experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.
jungle warfare
The Japanese had been trained in jungle warfare.
guerrilla warfare (=involving a small unofficial military group)
Sporadic fighting turned into full-scale guerrilla warfare.
naval warfare
The age of modern naval warfare was at hand.
wage warfare
Rebels waged guerrilla warfare against the occupying army.
engage in warfare
The country did not want to engage in warfare.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

war noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which there is fighting between countries or opposing groups within a country, with large numbers of soldiers and weapons:
He fought in World War II.
the horrors of war
conflict noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which there is fighting or a war – used especially in news reports:
the conflict in the Middle East
There is increasing danger of armed conflict.
fighting noun [uncountable] a situation in which people or groups fight each other and try to kill each other:
The fighting went on for months.
Fighting in the north has resulted in hundreds of deaths.
hostilities noun [plural] formal fighting in a war:
The agreement called on the guerrillas to cease hostilities (=stop fighting) and begin peace talks.
warfare noun [uncountable] the activity of fighting in a war – used especially to talk about a method of fighting:
new and more advanced methods of warfare
chemical warfare
battle noun [uncountable and countable] an occasion when two armies, groups of ships etc fight each other in one place during a war:
the great naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars
the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
He died in battle.
skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ $ ˈskɜːr-/ noun [countable] a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a war or battle:
There were minor skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani troops across the border.
combat noun [uncountable] the act of fighting, especially during a war:
Few of them had any experience of combat.
hand-to-hand combat
action noun [uncountable] military actions carried out by the army, navy etc of a country during a war – used especially in the following phrases:
He was killed in action in 1944.
Her son went missing in action.
Her grandfather saw action (=fought) in two world wars.
conflicting views/opinions/ideas
There are conflicting opinions on what causes the disease.
conflicting interests (=different things that people, countries etc want or think are important)
The two groups have conflicting interests.
conflicting emotions
I left home with conflicting emotions of sadness and excitement.
conflicting demands (=things that demand your attention)
the conflicting demands of work and family life
conflicting evidence
The witnesses at the trial gave conflicting evidence.
conflicting results
Scientific tests have produced conflicting results.
conflicting information
There’s a lot of conflicting information about what is best for you to eat.
conflicting advice
I’ve seen two doctors and been given conflicting advice.
conflicting reports/accounts
When questioned, the boys gave conflicting accounts of what they were doing that night.
conflicting theories
There are conflicting theories about the origin of the universe.

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