hybrid warfare
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of warfare that blends both conventional warfare and irregular warfare, such as cyberwarfare, economic warfare, information warfare, psychological warfare and terrorism using either paramilitary or insurgents.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Some, however, have recently added a single intermediate category of “hybrid warfare”: […]. The notion of “hybrid” war makes a valuable contribution in breaking down unhelpful dichotomies between “conventional” and “guerrilla,” and is a clear and important step in the right direction."
- "the changing character of conflict from conventional to irregular and hybrid warfare."
- "Entities using IW [irregular warfare] flout Geneva Convention rules and use nontraditional tools, including weapons of mass destruction, improvised explosive devices, and cyberwar operations. Hybrid warfare is waged using a combination of regular and irregular warfare tools, concepts, and doctrines."
- "The US state department said it was “incredibly” concerned about Russia’s campaign of hybrid warfare against the west, amid fears it will escalate following Ukraine’s first use of US-made long-range missiles on targets inside Russia, after the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use."