struggle vs counterinsurgency

counterinsurgency vs struggle

struggle and counterinsurgency both are nouns.

struggle is a verb but counterinsurgency is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
struggle	Yes	No	Yes	No
counterinsurgency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counterinsurgency is a hyponym of struggle; that is, counterinsurgency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than struggle:

struggle: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
counterinsurgency: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

Other hyponyms of struggle include class struggle, class war, class warfare, insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising, pacification, strife, tug-of-war, turf war, combat, fight, fighting, scrap, feud, war, warfare.

struggle (noun)	counterinsurgency (noun)
strenuous effort	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
an energetic attempt to achieve something
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

struggle (verb)	counterinsurgency (verb)
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
to exert strenuous effort against opposition
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
make a strenuous or labored effort

Difference between struggle and counterinsurgency

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