warfare

war·fare  (wôrfâr)

n.

1.

a. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.

b. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic: guerrilla warfare; chemical warfare.

2. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife: constant spousal warfare in the household.

3. Acts undertaken to destroy or undermine the strength of another: political warfare.

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[Middle English : warre, war; see war + fare, journey (from Old English faru, from faran, to journey; see fare).]

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warfare [ˈwɔːˌfɛə]

n

1. (Military) the act, process, or an instance of waging war

2. conflict, struggle, or strife

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" war de-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" limited war - a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy psychological warfare, war of nerves - the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale battle, engagement, fight, conflict - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" civil war - a war between factions in the same country armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces chemical operations, chemical warfare - warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy bioattack, biologic attack, biological attack, biological warfare, BW - the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food information warfare, IW - the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare" international jihad, jehad, jihad - a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels world war - a war in which the major nations of the world are involved aggression - the act of initiating hostilities armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) state of war, war - a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" hot war - actual fighting between the warring parties
	2.	warfare - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" war conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" drug war - conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs trench warfare - a struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities in which neither side is able to win; "the hope that his superior campaigning skills would make a difference evaporated in the realization that electioneering had become a form of trench warfare"

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warfare

noun war, fighting, campaigning, battle, struggle, conflict, combat, hostilities, strife, bloodshed, jihad, armed struggle, discord, enmity, armed conflict, clash of arms, passage of arms There are fears that the dispute could develop into open warfare.
accord, peace, treaty, ceasefire, harmony, truce, conciliation, armistice, amity, cessation of hostilities

Translations

warfare [ˈwɔːfɛəʳ] N (= fighting) → guerra f; (= techniques) → artes mpl militares
chemical/germ warfare → guerra f química/bacteriológica
trench warfare → guerra f de trincheras

warfare [ˈwɔː^rfɛə^r] n → guerre f
chemical warfare → guerre chimique
biological warfare → guerre biologique
war game n → jeu m de stratégie militaire
war grave n → tombe f militaire

warfare

n → Krieg m; (= techniques) → Kriegskunst f

warfare [ˈwɔːˌfɛəʳ] n (fighting) → guerra, lotta; (technique) → arte f bellica