Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirty war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: dirty war
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.

name

The period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor.

Etymology

Calque of Spanish guerra sucia.

Inflected Forms

dirty wars (plural) the Dirty War (canonical)

Phrases

Dirty War

Frequently Paired Words

Dirty War

Questions

What does dirty war mean?: A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
Where does dirty war come from?: Calque of Spanish guerra sucia.

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