hybrid war

English

Etymology

Neologism derived from hybrid warfare; usage increased during the 2014-present Russo-Ukrainian War.

Noun

hybrid war (plural hybrid wars)

  1. (military) A war that comprises the use of conventional and nonconventional means (disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, etc.) by at least one side, which officially denies involvement.
    • 2025 September 13, Lara Jakes, quoting Jan Lipavsky, “As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      “Russia has been conducting an undeclared and hybrid war against the West for a very long time,” the Czech foreign minister, Jan Lipavsky, told a European security conference hosted by the International Institute of Strategic Studies this month in Prague.
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