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war of words

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 舌戰 /舌战 (shézhàn) — heated exchange of statements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口水戰 /口水战 (kǒushuǐzhàn) — heated exchange of statements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口水仗 (kǒushuǐzhàng) — heated exchange of statements
  • Finnish: sanasota — heated exchange of statements
  • Japanese: 舌戦 (zessen) — heated exchange of statements
  • Japanese: 論戦 (ronsen) — heated exchange of statements