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Meaning of on the warpath in English:

on the warpath

phrase

  • 1Angry and ready or eager for confrontation.

    ‘her outraged husband was on the warpath’
    • ‘when he learns of the betrayal he goes on the warpath’
    irate, annoyed, cross, vexed, irritated, exasperated, indignant, aggrieved, irked, piqued, displeased, provoked, galled, resentful

  • 2 historical (of North American Indians) heading towards a battle with an enemy.