Definition of WARFARE

warfare

Plural: warfares

Noun

  • The activity of fighting a war; military operations.
  • the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  • an active struggle between competing entities
    • "diplomatic warfare"
  • The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
  • Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

Verb

  • To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Examples

  • The Words With Friends game turned into a strategic warfare of blocking and bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).

Synonyms

war

Scrabble Score: 13

warfare: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
warfare: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
warfare: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

warfare: valid Words With Friends Word