Dogfight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fiercely disputed contest

disorderly fighting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛdwɚdsˌɪɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒɡfaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒɡfaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛdwɚdsˌɪɪdˌiː/.

Examples

their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them
a real dogfight for third place
a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rough-and-tumble scuffle hassle tussle

Parts of Speech

noun	a fiercely disputed contest “their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them”
noun	disorderly fighting
noun	an aerial engagement between fighter planes
noun	a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
verb	arrange for an illegal dogfight
verb	engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

Word Forms

scuffle	verb	fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
tussle	verb	fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
dogfighter	noun	a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights
dogfight	verb	engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
dogfight	noun	a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Luftkampf

ein hart umkämpfter Wettbewerb

🇫🇷French

combat aérien

une compétition âprement disputée

🇪🇸Spanish

pelea de perros

un concurso ferozmente disputado

🇮🇹Italian

combattimento aereo

una gara ferocemente combattuta

🇳🇱Dutch

luchtgevecht

een fel omstreden wedstrijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

briga de cães

um concurso ferozmente disputado

🇷🇺Russian

воздушный бой

яростно спорный конкурс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हवाई लड़ाई

एक बेहद विवादित प्रतियोगिता

🇧🇩Bengali

কুকুরের লড়াই

একটি মারাত্মক বিতর্কিত প্রতিযোগিতা

🇮🇳Tamil

நாய் சண்டை

கடுமையான சர்ச்சைக்குரிய போட்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

కుక్కల పోరు

తీవ్ర వివాదాస్పద పోటీ

🇮🇳Marathi

डॉगफाईट

एक तीव्र विवादित स्पर्धा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોગફાઇટ

એક ઉગ્ર વિવાદિત હરીફાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಯಿಜಗಳ

ತೀವ್ರ ವಿವಾದಿತ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നായ്പ്പോര്

കടുത്ത തർക്കമുള്ള മത്സരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤ ਵਿਵਾਦਿਤ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈاگ فائٹ

ایک شدید متنازعہ مقابلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空战

一场激烈争议的竞赛

🇯🇵Japanese

空中戦

激しく争われたコンテスト

🇰🇷Korean

개싸움

치열한 논쟁의 대회

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trận không chiến

một cuộc tranh chấp gay gắt

🇹🇭Thai

อุตลุด

การแข่งขันที่มีการโต้แย้งกันอย่างดุเดือด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertarungan udara

sebuah kontes yang sangat diperdebatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

labanan sa himpapawid

isang matinding pinagtatalunang paligsahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معركة بعنف

مسابقة متنازع عليها بشدة

🇮🇷Persian

سگ جنگی

یک مسابقه به شدت مورد مناقشه

🇹🇷Turkish

it dalaşı

çok tartışmalı bir yarışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְרַב מְטוֹסִים

תחרות שנויה במחלוקת עזה

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