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war-ridden

war-ridden adjective: dominated or plagued by war.

Adjective

war-ridden (comparative more war-ridden, superlative most war-ridden)

  1. Dominated or plagued by war.
    • War-ridden countries are generally unable to provide basic services for their citizens.

Forms of war-ridden

comparativemore war-ridden
superlativemost war-ridden

Origin of war-ridden

From war + -ridden.

Questions about war-ridden

What does war-ridden mean?
War-ridden means dominated or plagued by war.
What part of speech is war-ridden?
War-ridden is an adjective.

Words near war-ridden in the dictionary

  1. war-monger
  2. war-mongers
  3. war-paint
  4. war-paints
  5. war-ravaged
  6. war-ridden
  7. war-room
  8. war-rooms
  9. war-steamer
  10. war-steamers
  11. war-time

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