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brinkmanship

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/Part of speech nounSorted abhiikmnnprsStarts with BEnds with P0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

Word origin

From brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area).

Used in a sentence

  • The diplomat accused the other nation’s leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations’ shared border.
  • They say that in ancient times the Romans used to take cold showers before deciding on important questions. Perhaps, this should be recommended to some excessively ardent supporters of the policy of brinkmanship.
  • It is high time to look back from the abyss where we are going to step in and give up the brinkmanship until the point of no return is reached.

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