battle,
fight,
conflict,
engagement a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
civil war a war between factions in the same country
information warfare,
iw the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare"
world war a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
aggression violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
war -
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"
peace a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
enmity,
antagonism,
hostility (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
warfare,
war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
war -
an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
battle,
struggle,
conflict a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
drug war conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
war -
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
Verb
war -
make or wage war
make peace end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"
fight,
struggle,
contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
War is a phenomenon of organized violent conflict, typified by extreme aggression, societal disruption and adaptation, and high mortality. The objective of warfare differs in accord with a group's role in a conflict: The goals of offensive warfare are typically the submission, assimilation or destruction of another group, while the goals of defensive warfare are simply the repulsion of the offensive force and, often, survival itself. Relative to each other, combatants in warfare are called enemies.
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war A conflict or a state of hostility between two or more parties, nations or states, in which armed forces or military operations are used.
