warmonger rhetoric

9.3

Speech that tries to make people support war or military action

noun
/ˈwɔrmˌʌŋɡər ˈrɛtərɪk/

Literature

: retórica belicista

The senator's warmonger rhetoric was widely criticized by peace activists.

Examples

Media analysts discussed how warmonger rhetoric could escalate international tensions.
Many citizens grew tired of the constant warmonger rhetoric in political debates.
The politician's speech was filled with warmonger rhetoric.
We must be cautious of warmonger rhetoric in the media.
Many citizens grew tired of the constant warmonger rhetoric in political debates.
Media analysts discussed how warmonger rhetoric could escalate international tensions.
The senator's warmonger rhetoric was widely criticized by peace activists.

Synonyms

warmongering

vswarmonger rhetoric

6 8.8

Encouraging a country to start a war for political gain

uses words and statements specifically to defend or promote armed conflict

How Aggressive

jingoism

3 9.5

warmonger rhetoric

Literature

9.3

Surface Forms

warmonger rhetoric singular

warmonger rhetorics plural

Morphology

warmonger + rhetoric

The meaning is directly built from 'warmonger' (someone who supports or promotes war) + 'rhetoric' (persuasive or inflammatory language), so the phrase straightforwardly denotes language that encourages or justifies war. This composition follows normal compounding/attributive noun patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Warmonger rhetoric imagines a warmonger as someone who 'sells' war like a shopkeeper and rhetoric as the strong words they use. That's why the phrase means language that pushes for or justifies war.