Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the warpath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: on the warpath
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation.

Example Sentences

"Last year a committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America issued a report guardedly approving Birth Control. […] [M]any Presbyterians heartily disapproved. Last week the Presbyterian General Assembly met in Denver with Philadelphia's Rev. H. McAllister Griffiths and a corps of Fundamentalists on the warpath."
"Boating enthusiasts, walkers and others who enjoy relaxing by canals were on the warpath last night after British Waterways announced plans to cut 180 staff."
"But BBC executives say they could never have predicted the latest programme to send Chinese officials on the warpath: the corporation's far-fetched spy drama Spooks."

Phrases

war footing

Frequently Paired Words

war footing

Synonyms

enraged furious

Questions

What does on the warpath mean?: Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation.

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