guerra
Lucha entre naciones
Guerra is Spanish and Portuguese for war—armed conflict between nations or groups.
English speakers encounter it in phrases like guerra civil (civil war) or in discussions of Latin American and Spanish history.
The word appears in English texts when writers preserve the original language for flavor or precision.
Organized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
artillery · navy · airforce · marines · general · commander · officer · regiment
Violent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
insurrection · mutiny · resistance · partisans · militia · faction · liberation · secession
Decisive dangerous moment
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- brinkmanshipPushing conflicts to disaster's threshold
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
saber-rattling · espionage · propaganda · alert · preparedness · apprehension · uncertainty · dread
Armed military engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- assaultViolent offensive act
siege · skirmish · ambush · firefight · bombardment · offensive · engagement · frontline
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- displacementRemoval from usual location
trauma · reconstruction · reparations · occupation · surrender · treaty · tribunal · genocide
Verbal clash over differences
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
confrontation · opposition · rivalry · aggression · struggle · standoff · provocation · escalation
army
Organized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- infantryGround combat troops
cavalry · artillery · navy · airforce · marines · general · commander · officer · regiment · battalion
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
coup · insurrection · mutiny · resistance · partisans · militia · faction · liberation · secession · overthrow
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- brinkmanshipPushing conflicts to disaster's threshold
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
mobilization · saber-rattling · espionage · propaganda · alert · preparedness · apprehension · uncertainty · dread · foreboding
battle
Armed military engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- combatArmed hostile engagement
assault · siege · skirmish · ambush · firefight · bombardment · offensive · engagement · frontline · trenches
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
displacement · trauma · reconstruction · reparations · occupation · surrender · treaty · tribunal · genocide · famine
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
animosity · confrontation · opposition · rivalry · aggression · struggle · standoff · provocation · escalation · retaliation
- guerilla tacticsAsymmetric combat by mobile fighters
- guerrilla warfareIrregular combat using ambushes
- guerrilla tacticsAsymmetric combat by mobile fighters
- guerilla warfareUnconventional combat by irregulars
- guerrilla fightersIrregular combatants using ambush tactics
- guerrilla marketingUnconventional low-budget advertising tactics
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