war
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Definitions
Noun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
Noun
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"
Noun
an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
Noun
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
Verb
make or wage war
More General Terms
action
antagonism
battle
campaign
cause
conflict
contend
crusade
drive
effort
enmity
fight
hostility
military action
movement
struggle
More Specific Terms
bioattack
biologic attack
biological attack
biological warfare
blitzkrieg
BW
chemical operations
chemical warfare
civil war
drug war
go to war
hot war
information warfare
international jihad
IW
jehad
jihad
limited war
proxy war
psychological warfare
take arms
take up arms
trench warfare
war of nerves
world war