"jujitsu" In Word Games

1. a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
2. the use of an opponent's strengths or one's own weaknesses to accomplish one's goals: That was a kind of intellectual jujitsu, the way she handily won the debate.
3. to turn (a situation) to one's advantage by exploiting one's own weaknesses or another's strengths, as in a social or political relationship: He deftly jujitsued the conversation to make my knowledge of the subject seem pretentious.

"jujitsu" synonyms:

• martial-art,
• judo,
• karate,
• wrestling,
• aikido,
• combat-sport,
• kendo,
• kick-boxing,
• kung-fu,
• sumo-wrestling,
• tae-kwon-do,
• tai-chi,

• jesuits
• judoist
• jujuist
• jurists
• justice
• justify
• justing
• jutties
• outjies
• jupatis