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PRONUNCIATION OF WAR FEVER

war fever  [wɔː ˈfiːvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAR FEVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
War fever is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAR FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of war fever in the English dictionary

The definition of war fever in the dictionary is widespread enthusiasm for going to war.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAR FEVER


beaver
ˈbiːvə
believer
bɪˈliːvə
bevor
ˈbiːvə
cleaver
ˈkliːvə
diva
ˈdiːvə
enfever
ɪnˈfiːvə
fever
ˈfiːvə
Geneva
dʒɪˈniːvə
kiva
ˈkiːvə
lever
ˈliːvə
Neva
ˈniːvə
receiver
rɪˈsiːvə
retriever
rɪˈtriːvə
riva
ˈriːvə
Shiva
ˈʃiːvə
Siva
ˈsiːvə
transceiver
trænˈsiːvə
viva
ˈviːvə
viver
ˈviːvə
weaver
ˈwiːvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAR FEVER

war bonnet
war bride
war cabinet
war chest
war clouds
war correspondent
war crime
war criminal
war cry
war dance
War Department
war establishment
war footing
war game
war grave
war hero
war memorial
War of 1812
War of American Independence
war of nerves

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAR FEVER

African swine fever
buck fever
cabin fever
cat-scratch fever
dengue fever
east coast fever
ever
gold fever
haemorrhagic fever
hay fever
jungle fever
Mediterranean fever
Q fever
recurrent fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
scarlet fever
spotted fever
spring fever
swine fever
typhoid fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of war fever in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «war fever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAR FEVER

Find out the translation of war fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of war fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «war fever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战争狂热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre de la guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

war fever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युद्ध बुखार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمى الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

война лихорадка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

febre da guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধের জ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fièvre de la guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demam perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegsfieber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦争熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전쟁 발열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demam perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốt chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர் காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्ध ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savaş ateşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

febbre guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorączka wojna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

війна лихоманка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

febră război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεμικός πυρετός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlog koors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krig feber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krig feber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of war fever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR FEVER»

The term «war fever» is normally little used and occupies the 131.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR FEVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «war fever» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «war fever» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about war fever

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAR FEVER»

Discover the use of war fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to war fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
War Fever
A war-ravaged Beirut is the setting for the title story of this visionary collection, a tale in which a young street fighter inadvertently discovers how to bring an to the bloodshed only to find that his solution is all too effective as far ...
J. G. Ballard, 2014
2
From 9/11 to Terror War: The Dangers of the Bush Legacy
... "one awfully bad pilot" and went on with the event. Shortly after the second World Trade Center tower was hit at 9:03 A.m., Bush's Chief of Staff Andrew Card whispered in his ear the news and Bush 49 2: 9/11, the Media, and War Fever.
Douglas Kellner, 2003
3
An Immigrant Soldier in the Mexican War
His is also the first book-length account written by a German-American participant - a significant contribution, given that nearly half the regular army was made up of immigrant recruits.
Frederick Zeh, William J. Orr, Robert Ryal Miller, 1995
4
Kaplan AP U.S. History 2009
... quickly spread across the Atlantic where the American press dubbed it the XYZ Affair. Federalists, including Alexander Hamilton, called for immediate military action. With war fever taking hold across the country, preparations for war began.
Krista Dornbush, 2009
5
Inflation of Symbols: Loss of Values in American Culture
By a small stretch of imagination, war fever also can be counted as a happy form of contagious communication, because, in early stages, at least, it is characterized by glee at what one is going to do to the enemy, and eagerness to be in the ...
Orrin Edgar Klapp, 1991
6
A Vulcan's Tale: How the Bush Administration Mismanaged the ...
In A Vulcan's Tale, Zakheim draws on his own participation and intimate knowledge to analyze how the United States missed critical opportunities while it struggled to manage two wars, particularly the seemingly endless endeavor in ...
Dov S. Zakheim, 2013
7
The Pathology of Man: A Study of Human Evil
He called the emotional hunger that gradually overtakes a populace and leads to war "war fever." He observed that war is genuinely, and not metaphorically, infectious, since it is possible to witness a growing contagion within a nation, as the ...
Steven J. Bartlett, 2005
8
The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II: ...
Describes the tragic tale of injustice and racial hatred against a minority caught in the crosshairs of a world war.
John Davenport, 2010
9
A Practical Treatise on the Efficacy of Bloodletting, in the ...
The war fever was asthenic till the year 1811, when a comet, unusual heat and drought, certain solar and electrical phenomena, converted it into the sthenic form. So much for disease. But there is, he gravely maintains, a character epi- ...
Benjamin Welsh, 1819
10
Japan's Total Empire: Manchuria and the Culture of Wartime ...
As Japan's experience in the war fever of 1931-1933 suggests, this also applied to developments in the mass media. The rise in demand during the Manchurian Incident provided an opportunity for the press and radio to test market innovations ...
Louise Young, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAR FEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term war fever is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opposition Politicians Accuse Erdogan of Whipping Up War Fever
Opposition politicians are accusing Erdogan of using the campaign against Islamic militants as cover for cracking down on the Kurds and to stir war fever, ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
2
Jeb Bush's culture war fever dreams: Fast women, no-fault divorce …
It starts with a cliché title obviously cadged from John F. Kennedy's famous “Profiles in Courage,” and it pays off with a culture-war broadside perfect for 1996. «Salon, Jun 15»
3
America's war fever is rising: How fear & bloodlust are bringing …
In fact, despite the politics of our time being largely known for discord and division, Quinnipiac finds that the wisdom of launching another ground war in Iraq ... «Salon, Mar 15»
4
Americans Catching a New War Fever
The results are showing with more Americans favoring more war, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains. By Paul R. Pillar. The current U.S. administration has ... «Consortium News, Feb 15»
5
MISFIRE: Mother Jones Trolls Bill O'Reilly with Hair-Splitting to …
From the capital city, he covered the war fever, but as it happened, he mostly covered the huge street demonstrations in opposition to the Argentine dictatorship ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
6
The Real Reason Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Got Booted
His resignation has to be seen against the growing war fever in Washington—which is now reflected in White House policy. «The Nation., Nov 14»
7
John Kerry: "We are at war" with ISIS
... the word "war" in an interview with CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan last week and warned that people shouldn't get "war fever.". «CBS News, Sep 14»
8
War fever: Overselling the war against Islamic State?
It's important to remember that moment now, amid our current bout of war fever. It may be worth attacking Islamic State for purely humanitarian reasons. After all ... «Haaretz, Sep 14»
9
John Kerry: No need for "war fever" in ISIS operations
"I don't think people need to get into war fever on this. I think they have to view it as a heightened level of counter terrorist activity...but it's not dissimilar to what ... «CBS News, Sep 14»
10
CNN's Brian Stelter Says He Fears Media Provoking ISIS War Fever
CNN's Brian Stelter said on Sunday that he is worried about whether or not the media is stoking a war panic over the Islamic State militant group. The press ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. War fever [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/war-fever>. Apr 2024 ».
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