Definition of Dirty war

1. Noun. An offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims. "Thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s"

Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Offence, Offense, Offensive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirty War

dirty
dirty-faced
dirty-minded
dirtying
dirty bomb
dirty dog
dirty joke
dirty laundry
dirty linen
dirty money
dirty old man
dirty pool
dirty story
dirty trick
dirty tricks
dirty war (current term)
dirty word
dirt ball
dirt bike
dirt cheap
dirt track
dir prop
Dis
dis-
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DISA
disabilities
disability
disability
disability benefit

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