charm offensive
charm of·fen·sive
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chahrm uh-fen-siv or for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-]
- /tʃɑrm əˈfɛn sɪv or for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chahrm uh-fen-siv or for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-]
- /tʃɑrm əˈfɛn sɪv or for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-/
Definitions of charm offensive words
- singular noun charm offensive If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them. 3
- noun charm offensive a concentrated attempt to gain favour or respectability by conspicuously cooperative or obliging behaviour 3
- noun charm offensive a campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field. 0
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Parts of speech for Charm offensive
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
charm offensive popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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