different between warfare vs disturbance

English

Etymology

Mid 15^thc., Middle English werefare, from Middle English werre (“war”) +? fare (“journey, going”), equivalent to war +? fare.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w??f??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w??f??/
• Hyphenation: war?fare

Noun

warfare (usually uncountable, plural warfares)

1. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

   • The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.

2. Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

Derived terms

Related terms

• war

Translations

Verb

warfare (third-person singular simple present warfares, present participle warfaring, simple past and past participle warfared)

1. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

References

• warfare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Alternative forms

• disturbaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturb?. Surface analysis disturb +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??st??bn?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??st?bn?s/
• Hyphenation: dis?tur?bance

Noun

disturbance (countable and uncountable, plural disturbances)

1. The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
2. Something that disturbs.

   That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he's such a disturbance.

3. A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
4. An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
5. (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

Antonyms

• calmness

Translations

Anagrams

• bedcurtains