Increase your English language with the most common conflicts and crisis vocabulary.
Conflicts and crisis vocabulary
Here are 15 conflicts and crises vocabulary with meanings and examples:
1. Civil war: A war between citizens of the same country. noun
- They signed a peace accord ending the country's 12-year civil war.
2. Revolution: A change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence. noun
- The French Revolution.
3. Coup: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. noun
- He was overthrown in an army coup.
4. To overthrow: Remove forcibly from power. verb
- Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the King.
5. Conflict: Disagreement or fighting. noun
- The conflict between the two sides lasted for years.
6. Strife: Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. noun
- Strife within the community.
7. Fight
A: Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons. verb
- The men were fighting.
B: A violent confrontation or struggle. noun
- We'll get into a fight and wind up with bloody noses.
8. Struggle
A: Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. verb
- Before she could struggle, he lifted her up.
B: A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack. noun
- There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around.
9. Resistance: The act of disagreeing with a plan or idea and refusing to accept it. noun
- Resistance to political change.
10. Insurrection: A violent uprising against an authority or government. noun
- The insurrection was savagely put down.
11. Rebellion: An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. noun
- The authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials.
12. Military
A: Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces. adjective
- Both leaders condemned the buildup of military activity.
B: The armed forces of a country. noun
- As a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army.
13. Ally: A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. noun
- Debate continued among NATO allies.
14. Defense of : The action of defending from or resisting attack. noun
- She came to the defense of the eccentric professor.
15. Occupation: The action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force.
- The Roman occupation of Britain.
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