Hypernyms for "fighting"
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affaire d''honneur
affray
banging
battering
beating
brawl
brush
clash
close-quarter fighting
cut-and-thrust
disturbance
dogfight
duel
encounter
fencing
fistfight
fisticuffs
fray
free-for-all
gang fight
gunfight
gunplay
hassle
impact
in-fighting
knife fight
rough-and-tumble
ruffle
rumble
scuffle
set-to
shock
shootout
single combat
skirmish
slugfest
snickersnee
tussle
whipping
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.