Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warfare

/ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
war-fare
IPA
/ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

Uncountable

noun

Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

Uncountable

verb

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: werre-faringe

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/
  • British English: /ˈwɔːfɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

warfares (plural) warfares (present, singular) warfaring (participle, present) warfared (participle, past) warfared (past)

Derived Forms

antiwarfare cyberwarfare lawfare warfarer

Phrases

asymmetrical warfare asymmetric warfare attrition warfare biological warfare chemical warfare class warfare cognitive warfare conventional warfare

Frequently Paired Words

war

Synonyms

war

Questions

How do you pronounce warfare?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/.
What does warfare mean?
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
Where does warfare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce warfare

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