What does brinksmanship mean?

Definitions for brinksmanship
brinks·man·ship

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word brinksmanship.


Did you actually mean brinkmanship or bringing up?

How to pronounce brinksmanship?

How to say brinksmanship in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brinksmanship in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brinksmanship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of brinksmanship in a Sentence

  1. Paul Carroll:

    It's been all about pressure and brinksmanship and military tools and tactics and( chest-thumping), and now to literally, directly taunt the leader of North Korea is like poking the hornet's nest yet again.

  2. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew:

    Only Congress is empowered to increase the nation's borrowing authority and I hope that Congress will address this matter without controversy or brinksmanship, i respectfully ask Congress to raise the debt limit as soon as possible.

  3. Paul Carroll:

    It's been all about pressure and brinksmanship and military tools and tactics and chess something, and now to literally, directly taunt the leader of North Korea is like poking the hornet's nest yet again, if you do this kind of ratcheting (up) of rhetorical tensions but also sending military hardware into the region, if you do that absent of any kind of offramp or door or window for the North Koreans to consider walking through and reengaging in any sort of discussions, bad things are going to happen.

  4. Joseph Cirincione:

    Everyone is playing brinksmanship. It will go down to the final hour.


Translations for brinksmanship

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for brinksmanship »

Translation

Find a translation for the brinksmanship definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"brinksmanship." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/brinksmanship>.

Discuss these brinksmanship definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for brinksmanship? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    quickly aroused to anger
    A pecuniary
    B currish
    C repugnant
    D irascible

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for brinksmanship: