Warfare
noun
The activity of fighting or conflict, often between countries or groups in a country.
The border region has been a place of intense warfare for years.
Often appears as...
- guerilla warfare
- nuclear warfare
noun
A state of competition, conflict, or hostility between different people or groups.
In most organizations, there's always some kind of political warfare going on.
Often appears as...
- political warfare
- cultural warfare
noun
The technique, practice, or science of managing military forces.
He is studying modern warfare tactics for his military science degree.
Often appears as...
- trench warfare
- naval warfare
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
Conflict or struggle of a non-military nature, or on a non-physical platform.
The two companies have been engaged in commercial warfare for years.
Often appears as...
- psychological warfare
- commercial warfare
noun
The activity of fighting or conflict, often between countries or groups in a country.
The border region has been a place of intense warfare for years.
Often appears as...
- guerilla warfare
- nuclear warfare
noun
A state of competition, conflict, or hostility between different people or groups.
In most organizations, there's always some kind of political warfare going on.
Often appears as...
- political warfare
- cultural warfare
noun
The technique, practice, or science of managing military forces.
He is studying modern warfare tactics for his military science degree.
Often appears as...
- trench warfare
- naval warfare
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
Conflict or struggle of a non-military nature, or on a non-physical platform.
The two companies have been engaged in commercial warfare for years.
Often appears as...
- psychological warfare
- commercial warfare
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Assess Intensity
Determine how fierce or extensive the conflict is by looking at the collocations used.
Guerrilla warfare involves sporadic, unconventional tactics.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify Participants
Warfare often refers to conflicts between large groups such as nations or armies.
Nuclear warfare is a confrontation between nations with nuclear capabilities.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the historical usage can clarify the nature of the warfare described.
World War II introduced a new era of chemical warfare.
Pro Tip 1/3Assess Intensity
Determine how fierce or extensive the conflict is by looking at the collocations used.
Guerrilla warfare involves sporadic, unconventional tactics.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify Participants
Warfare often refers to conflicts between large groups such as nations or armies.
Nuclear warfare is a confrontation between nations with nuclear capabilities.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the historical usage can clarify the nature of the warfare described.
World War II introduced a new era of chemical warfare.
Pro Tip 1/3Assess Intensity
Determine how fierce or extensive the conflict is by looking at the collocations used.
Guerrilla warfare involves sporadic, unconventional tactics.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify Participants
Warfare often refers to conflicts between large groups such as nations or armies.
Nuclear warfare is a confrontation between nations with nuclear capabilities.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the historical usage can clarify the nature of the warfare described.
World War II introduced a new era of chemical warfare.
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we allow for the continued persecution and abuse of women worldwide. By saying that we're going to fight for women's rights and fight extremism with bombs and warfare,
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How I help people...
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while an immaculate warfare
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Will the ocean ever run...
Those are just a couple of many examples. Overfishing is happening all over the world. How did this happen? When some people think of fishing, they imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing, the kind that stocks our grocery shelves, looks more like warfare.
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The history buried under...
warfare and we use that data to answer big questions about what's happening today and what may happen tomorrow but here's the thing we have barely scratched the surface in terms of what we know about the past I think that there are millions of undiscovered archaeological sites around the world
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The Silk Road:...
These encounters were often less than peaceful. But even through raids and warfare, as well as trade and protection of traveling merchants in exchange for tariffs, the nomads began to spread goods, ideas and technologies between cultures with no direct contact.
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How to recognize a...
As Europe suffered unprecedented industrial warfare, new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias
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His Epic Message Will...
to be smart but not too smart for your own good yes we have split the atom yes we build clever machines that navigate the universe in search of new homes but at the same time those atoms we split created nuclear warfare in our quest to
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Nationalism vs....
And many countries basically took out war from their political toolkit. They no longer tried to pursue their interests with warfare. Not all countries have done so, but many countries have. And this is maybe the most important reason
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How does chemotherapy...
During World War I, one of the horrors of trench warfare was a poisonous yellow cloud called mustard gas. For those unlucky enough to be exposed, it made the air impossible to breathe, burned their eyes,
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What Islam really says...
we allow for the continued persecution and abuse of women worldwide. By saying that we're going to fight for women's rights and fight extremism with bombs and warfare,
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How I help people...
It affects all ethnicities, it affects all ages, all genders, it's not contagious, it's not life-threatening, but it is mental warfare. It's tough.
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Tiny Frog Faces Night...
while an immaculate warfare
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Joby Warrick
American Journalist
Triple Agent' is a different kind of read because it is, at its core, a pure narrative, the story of an intelligence operation that unfolds over the course of a year and then goes badly wrong. There's a lot of 'news' in the book, including an account of drone warfare that is as detailed, in my humble opinion, as any in the open-source arena.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it's one of the least 'brave' or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. It's one thing to call it just, but to pretend it's 'brave' is Orwellian in the extreme.
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Walter Crane
English Artist
I never saw anything more like real warfare in my life - only the attack was all on one side. The police, in spite of their numbers, apparently thought they could not cope with the crowd.
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Mark Esper
American Public Servant
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.
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Mark Kennedy
American Politician
Our enemy of international terrorism respects no laws of warfare or morality, and its individual members take innocent lives, just to create chaos for news cameras.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese Soldier
Modern warfare is by no means merely a matter of military operations. Economic affairs stand together with them in the first rank of the factors of importance.
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Norm Coleman
American Politician
We have to get away from the class warfare and recognize that we are growing jobs by helping small business.
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Samuel Richardson
English Novelist
The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.
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John Burroughs
American Author
Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Life is warfare.
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Joby Warrick
American Journalist
Triple Agent' is a different kind of read because it is, at its core, a pure narrative, the story of an intelligence operation that unfolds over the course of a year and then goes badly wrong. There's a lot of 'news' in the book, including an account of drone warfare that is as detailed, in my humble opinion, as any in the open-source arena.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it's one of the least 'brave' or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. It's one thing to call it just, but to pretend it's 'brave' is Orwellian in the extreme.
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Walter Crane
English Artist
I never saw anything more like real warfare in my life - only the attack was all on one side. The police, in spite of their numbers, apparently thought they could not cope with the crowd.
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Mark Esper
American Public Servant
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.
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Mark Kennedy
American Politician
Our enemy of international terrorism respects no laws of warfare or morality, and its individual members take innocent lives, just to create chaos for news cameras.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese Soldier
Modern warfare is by no means merely a matter of military operations. Economic affairs stand together with them in the first rank of the factors of importance.
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Norm Coleman
American Politician
We have to get away from the class warfare and recognize that we are growing jobs by helping small business.
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Samuel Richardson
English Novelist
The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.
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John Burroughs
American Author
Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Life is warfare.
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