warmongering

[wawr-mong-ger-ing, -muhng-]

noun

1. the practices and principles of a warmonger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warmongering¹

First recorded in 1940–45; warmonger + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The film mutes the Black stranger’s grousing about inequality and the government’s warmongering because Forrest, in military dress, must save Jenny from the dirty hippie.

From Salon

Kilmer originally didn't want to appear in the film, saying he throught the script was silly and he disliked its warmongering.

From BBC

That led to a wave of state initiatives in 1982, which effectively shut down the warmongering.

From Salon

"Forms of ‘fossil fascism’ are rapidly emerging as a mixture of ultranationalism, deception, disinformation, repeated lies, othering and eventually warmongering."

From Salon

In the run-up to European Parliament elections last week, far-right political parties denounced expenditures for the Ukraine war as fruitless, counterproductive and warmongering — and found a measure of electoral success with that refrain.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bellicose