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strategylessness

strategylessness noun: the lack of a strategy; the property of being strategyless.

Noun

strategylessness (uncountable)

  1. The lack of a strategy; the property of being strategyless.
    • The purest form of combat—that which is without conception or strategy, the strategy of strategylessness.2019 April 5 [1991], Ian McDonald, King of Morning, Queen of Day, JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
    • It is the very absence of strategy—systemic “strategylessness”—that in all likelihood will become the signature of U.S. foreign policy in the years to come.2017 March 2, Wolfgang Seibel, “Donald Trump — Aggravator or Catalyzer of the European Crises?”, in American-German Institute

Synonyms of strategylessness

Origin of strategylessness

From strategyless + -ness.

Questions about strategylessness

What does strategylessness mean?
Strategylessness means the lack of a strategy; the property of being strategyless.
What part of speech is strategylessness?
Strategylessness is a noun.

Words near strategylessness in the dictionary

  1. strategy guides
  2. strategy of tension
  3. strategy pattern
  4. strategy patterns
  5. strategyless
  6. strategylessness
  7. strategylike
  8. strategyproof
  9. strategyproofness
  10. Straten
  11. Strates

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