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

Noun

1. the act of conducting a war

2. a violent or intense conflict of any kind: class warfare

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 << OPPOSITE peace

Translations

warfare [ˈwɔːfɛəʳ] n → guerra

warfare [ˈwɔːfɛəʳ] n → guerre f

warfare [ˈwɔːfɛəʳ] n → Krieg m

warfare [ˈwɔːfɛəʳ] n → guerra