warmongering

C2 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈwɔɹˌmɑŋɡɚɪŋ/ UK /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
disapproving: the activity of encouraging war or urging a country to use military force

The editorial condemned the broadcast as warmongering and called for negotiations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · disapproving: the activity... bellicismmilitarismwarmongerywarmongerism

Word family

Forms warmongerismwarmongery

Derived forms warmongerismwarmongery

Related forms warmonger war militarism

Etymology

Formed from warmonger + -ing; the participial form is also used as a noun for the activity.

Topics

War & Conflict

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