refight
Resume old hostilities
To refight is to fight again—a battle, a war, or by extension, an argument or conflict.
The word appears most often in contexts of historical analysis or persistent disagreement: Historians continue to refight the Civil War, Let's not refight this argument.
The sense is usually figurative: revisiting and relitigating something already decided.
Armed struggle between groups
- battleArmed military engagement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
skirmish · engagement · siege · offensive · counterattack · reconquest · rematch · reengage
Repeated contest between opponents
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- grudge matchContest to settle scores
- playoffContest deciding advancement
elimination · tournament · challenger · opponent · comeback · redemption · runback · rubber match
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- rehashRestate without freshness
revisit · grudge · grievance · disagreement · altercation · clash · feud · vendetta
Malevolent supernatural beings
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- depressionProlonged low state
- traumaLasting psychological wound
urges · temptation · relapse · recovery · willpower · resolve · struggle · battle
Staged reproduction of events
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
simulation · replay · revisionist · hindsight · counterfactual · what-if · alternate history · wargaming
war
Armed struggle between groups
- battleArmed military engagement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
warfare · skirmish · engagement · siege · offensive · counterattack · reconquest · rematch · reengage · frontline
rematch
Repeated contest between opponents
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- grudge matchContest to settle scores
playoff · elimination · tournament · challenger · opponent · comeback · redemption · runback · rubber match · second chance
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
rehash · revisit · grudge · grievance · disagreement · altercation · clash · feud · vendetta · reopen
demons
Malevolent supernatural beings
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- depressionProlonged low state
trauma · urges · temptation · relapse · recovery · willpower · resolve · struggle · battle · overcome
reenactment
Staged reproduction of events
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
anniversary · simulation · replay · revisionist · hindsight · counterfactual · what-if · alternate history · wargaming · memorialize
refightmake peace
Resolve conflict between parties
reconcile · bury the hatchet · settle · resolve · let go
refightmove forward
Travel in intended direction
let bygones be bygones · forget · release · turn the page · heal
refightput to rest
Settle conclusively, end debate
conclude · finalize · close the book on · let lie · lay to rest