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fighting spirits

/ˌfaɪ.tɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ɪts/

fighting spirits is the plural of fighting spirit.

Meaning of fighting spirit

Noun

fighting spirit (countable and uncountable, plural fighting spirits)

  1. confidence, courage and resolve expressed as a zeal to fight, struggle, or contend
    • The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.General George C. Marshall, statement in the official press release accompanying the U.S. War Department's release of the famous 1943 documentary "The Battle of Russia", which was part of Frank...
  2. (idiomatic) One's willpower or ability to continue partaking in difficult activities or to continue fighting against insurmountable odds.
    • This feeling I get, of worthlessness, complete inadequacy; I am my own worst enemy, and noone has ever made me feel less than I am, and noone can ever make me feel more whole than I can...myfighting spirit refuses to give up.Sayed Hamid Fatimi, The Philosophy of Reason

Questions about fighting spirits

What is fighting spirits the plural of?
Fighting spirits is the plural of fighting spirit.
How do you pronounce fighting spirits?
Fighting spirits is pronounced /ˌfaɪ.tɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ɪts/.

Words near fighting spirits in the dictionary

  1. fighting one's corner
  2. fighting one's guts out
  3. fighting out
  4. fighting shy
  5. fighting spirit
  6. fighting spirits
  7. fighting stick
  8. fighting sticks
  9. fighting the good fight
  10. fighting the tiger
  11. fighting to the death

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