Is there any difference between combat and contest?
Yes, there is difference between them. One is unfriendly and second is friendly.
What is the meaning of combat ?
Combat means fighting between two or more than two in a war.
As a verb combat means to fight against enemy.
- The forces are combating the terrorist for days.
- They were killed in combat.
What is the meaning of contest ?
As a noun, contest means a competition in which people try to win something.
As a verb, contest means to take part in a competition in order to win something, like position, cash, prize, etc.
- He hopes to win the contest for PM.
- She won the contest for best photograph.
Other meaning of combat and contest:-
According to Oxford:- Combat something means to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or form getting worse.
- Our government should take measures to combat unemployment.
- Our doctors successfully combat corona virus.
According to Oxford:- Contest something means to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong.
- The losing candidate is contesting the results of the election.
What is the difference between combat and contest ?
A contest is like a test or a game to determine who is at top. It is like a competition where friends or neutrals compete with each other. Here no weapon is involved.
A combat is like a fight between two people or groups of people who are enemies. It is a fight between two enemies. Here deadly weapons are involved.
Combat comes from com - "together with" and bat (battere) - "to fight".
In a nutshell
Contest is a fight between two friends where weapons are not involved.
Combat is a fight between two enemies where weapons are involved.
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