warfare en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɔːfɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 28:1:
- (uncountable, usually) Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| warfares | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
information warfare · economic warfare · e-warfare · hybrid warfare · biological warfare · germ warfare · guerrilla warfare · attrition warfare · electronic warfare · cognitive warfare · urban warfare · conventional warfare · memetic warfare · psychological warfare · spiritual warfare · trench warfare · irregular warfare · class warfare · lawfare · warfarer · warfare state · nuclear warfare · asymmetrical warfare · chemical warfare · asymmetric warfare · cyberwarfare · open warfare · antiwarfare · siege warfare
Relateds
Translations (73)
uk воюва́ння (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · pt combate (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · uk військо́ві ді́ї (military operations of some particular kind) · nb krigføring (military operations of some particular kind) · fr combat (military operations of some particular kind) · fi sota (military operations of some particular kind) · el εχθροπραξίες (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вае́нныя дзе́яньні (military operations of some particular kind) · mk воју́вање (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · th การสู้รบ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · vi chiến tranh (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · it battaglia (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · fr guerre (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · ka ომიანობა (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · pl wojna (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · da -krig (military operations of some particular kind) · mi matawhāura (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · es conflicto armado (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl strijd (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вайско́вая апера́цыя (military operations of some particular kind) · de Kriegsführung (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · mi rīriri (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · fi sotiminen (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · he לׇחֲמָה (military operations of some particular kind) · he לׇחְמָה (military operations of some particular kind) · uk бойові́ ді́ї (military operations of some particular kind) · uk воє́нні ді́ї (military operations of some particular kind) · fi sodankäynti (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · mk во́ени де́јствија (military operations of some particular kind) · ka ომის წარმოება (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · de Kriegsführung (military operations of some particular kind) · el πάλη (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · mi matawhāura (military operations of some particular kind) · es guerra (military operations of some particular kind) · ro război (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · ru вое́нные де́йствия (military operations of some particular kind) · es estrategia militar (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · el πόλεμος (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вае́нная апера́цыя (military operations of some particular kind) · bg вое́нна опера́ция (military operations of some particular kind) · ang gūþcræft (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · ang campdōm (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nb krigføring (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · ru боевы́е де́йствия (military operations of some particular kind) · ru веде́ние войны́ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl oorlogvoering (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · uk воє́нна опера́ція (military operations of some particular kind) · bg вою́ване (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · da krigsførelse (examples: luftkrig/søkrig) (military operations of some particular kind) · es guerras (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · bg вое́нни де́йствия (military operations of some particular kind) · pt batalha (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · fi sota (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl krijgsvoering (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · el σύρραξη (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl oorlogvoering (military operations of some particular kind) · it combattimento (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вядзе́нне вайны́ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl krijgsvoering (military operations of some particular kind) · ro luptă (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · cmn 戰爭 /战争 (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вае́нныя дзе́янні (military operations of some particular kind) · fi sodankäynti (military operations of some particular kind) · fr guerre (military operations of some particular kind) · eo militado (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · km សង្គ្រាម (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · cmn 鬥爭 /斗争 (military operations of some particular kind) · hu hadviselés (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · pl prowadzenie wojny (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · be вядзе́ньне вайны́ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · da krigsførelse (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) · nl strijd (military operations of some particular kind) · ru вое́нная опера́ция (military operations of some particular kind)