Brinksmanship

noun

Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.

Meaning

  1. (noun) Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point. “The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations' shared border.”

Letter breakdown

  • Brinksmanship contains 13 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 10 consonant(s).
  • It uses 10 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 26.

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What does Brinksmanship mean?

Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.

How many letters are in Brinksmanship?

Brinksmanship has 13 letters.

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