noun
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an agreement to stop fighting, esp temporarily
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temporary cessation of something unpleasant
Usage
What does truce mean? A truce is a stoppage of fighting between two or more people or sides in a conflict, especially a temporary one.The agreement, or treaty, that establishes such a stoppage can also be called a truce. When used in the context of military conflicts, a truce is often temporary and set for a specified period of time.Truce can also be used casually to refer to an agreement between two or more people to stop arguing or engaging in some less serious form of conflict, like a pillow fight (not that pillow fights can’t get pretty intense).Example: I realized the bad blood between me and Taylor was really petty, so we both decided to call a truce.
Other Word Forms
- truceless adjective
Etymology
Origin of truce
1175–1225; Middle English trewes, plural of trewe, Old English trēow belief, pledge, treaty. See trow
Example Sentences
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Diplomatic efforts have failed to secure a truce, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar among those engaged in efforts to halt the fighting.
From Barron's
Financial markets will be watching in the coming days to gauge whether the latest attack on a Chinese ally could cause the fragile trade truce between the U.S. and China to unravel.
From Barron's
Saudi Arabia intervened this month after repeated breaches of the initial truce, mediating the release of three Pakistani soldiers captured by Afghanistan in October.
From Barron's
Turk urged "diplomatic and political pressure" to push the parties towards a humanitarian truce that leads to a permanent ceasefire.
From Barron's
Earlier this month the US envoy Massad Boulos said he was hopeful he might achieve a truce agreement by Ramadan, which began on 18 February.
From BBC
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