Skirmish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a minor short-term fight

engage in a skirmish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɜːmɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɜːmɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɜːmɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɜːmɪʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

encounter brush clash

Parts of Speech

noun	a minor short-term fight
verb	engage in a skirmish

Word Forms

encounter	verb	contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
skirmish	verb	engage in a skirmish
skirmisher	noun	someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
skirmish	noun	a minor short-term fight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scharmützel

ein kleiner kurzfristiger Kampf

🇫🇷French

escarmouche

un petit combat à court terme

🇪🇸Spanish

escaramuza

una pelea menor a corto plazo

🇮🇹Italian

scaramuccia

una piccola battaglia a breve termine

🇳🇱Dutch

schermutseling

een klein gevecht van korte duur

🇵🇹Portuguese

escaramuça

uma pequena luta de curto prazo

🇷🇺Russian

стычка

небольшая краткосрочная драка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झड़प

एक छोटी सी अल्पकालिक लड़ाई

🇧🇩Bengali

সংঘর্ষ

একটি ছোটখাটো স্বল্পমেয়াদী লড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டை

ஒரு சிறிய குறுகிய கால சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

వాగ్వివాదం

ఒక చిన్న స్వల్పకాల పోరాటం

🇮🇳Marathi

चकमक

एक किरकोळ अल्पकालीन लढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અથડામણ

નાની ટૂંકા ગાળાની લડાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಕಮಕಿ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಯ ಹೋರಾಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റുമുട്ടൽ

ഒരു ചെറിയ ഹ്രസ്വകാല പോരാട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੜਪ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਛੋਟੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھڑپ

ایک معمولی مختصر مدت کی لڑائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小冲突

短暂的小规模战斗

🇯🇵Japanese

小競り合い

小規模な短期的な戦い

🇰🇷Korean

작은 접전

사소한 단기 싸움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc giao tranh

một cuộc chiến ngắn hạn nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

การชุลมุน

การต่อสู้ระยะสั้นเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertempuran kecil

pertarungan kecil jangka pendek

🇵🇭Filipino

labanan

isang menor de edad na panandaliang away

🇲🇾Malay

pergaduhan

pergaduhan jangka pendek kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناوشة

معركة طفيفة قصيرة المدى

🇮🇷Persian

زد و خورد

یک دعوای کوتاه مدت جزئی

🇹🇷Turkish

çatışma

kısa süreli küçük bir kavga

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתנַגְשׁוּת

קרב קל לטווח קצר

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The primary meaning of 'skirmish' is 'a minor short-term fight'.

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'skirmish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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