Fraternisation (Noun)
Meaning
Associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Soldiers were strictly forbidden from fraternisation with the locals in occupied territories.
- During the ceasefire, a few brave souls initiated a process of fraternisation with enemy forces, fostering an unlikely camaraderie.
- Despite strict rules, the exhausted troops succumbed to the human desire for fraternisation and eventually made friends with the enemy.
- In war-torn regions, efforts of fraternisation were key in the gradual process of reconciliation and rebuilding trust.
- Fraternisation between opposing forces was seen as a hopeful sign that an end to the long-standing conflict might finally be within reach.