warfare
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemyThe waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
» Do you bring peace, or warfare?
Вы с миром или с войной?
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
Kriegsführung
веде́ние войны́vedénije vojný
воюва́нняvojuvánnja
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
(uncountable, usually)Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
Kriegsführung
вое́нная опера́цияvojénnaja operácija, вое́нные де́йствияvojénnyje déjstvija, боевы́е де́йствияbojevýje déjstvija
воє́нна опера́ціяvojénna operácija, воє́нні ді́їvojénni díji, військо́ві ді́їvijsʹkóvi díji
Examples
32 sentencesDo you bring peace, or warfare?
ruВы с миром или с войной?
Dan was an expert at psychological warfare.
Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.
ruДэн изучал методы психологической войны в пехотном училище.
The two countries are engaged in biological warfare.
We live in a time of psychological warfare.
Translations
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Origin
From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“wagingFrom war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).
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Forms
plural: warfares| Singular | warfare |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable