a war of words



a war of words

a long argument between two people or groups (often + between ) The war of words between the two rivals for the presidency continues to dominate the news bulletins. (often + over ) The article describes the war of words over acid rain.
See a battle of nerves
See also: of, war, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shakuntala-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Ural-Bashkir
Brigittebree-GI-tə (German), bree-ZHEET (French)German, French
Iria-Portuguese, Galician
Zohar-Hebrew
GuntherGUWN-terGerman