Dictionary:

warfare

  (wôr'fâr')

1. 1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
   2. 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.

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

noun

1. A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war. See conflict/cooperation.
2. A state of open, prolonged fighting: belligerency, conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), strife, struggle, war. See conflict/cooperation.
3. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war. See conflict/cooperation.

Definition: armed conflict
Antonyms: harmony, peace

n. engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict: guerrilla warfare.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - krigsfærd

Nederlands (Dutch)
oorlog, oorlogvoering

Français (French)
n. - conflit armé, guerre, lutte, stratégie guerrière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Krieg, Kriegführung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύρραξη, πόλεμος, μάχη

Italiano (Italian)
guerra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guerra (f)

Русский (Russian)
война, боевые действия, борьба

Español (Spanish)
n. - guerra, contienda armada, lucha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krigföring, strid

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
战争, 冲突, 作战

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 戰爭, 衝突, 作戰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전투, 교전, 싸움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 交戦状態, 戦争

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حرب, نضال, صراع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלחמה, לוחמה‬

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