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war-torn

war-torn adjective: extensively damaged as a result of war.

Adjective

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

  1. Extensively damaged as a result of war.
    • The new government also had big plans for rejuvenating Britain's war-torn economy.2021 August 11, Richard Foster, “A century of railway politics”, in RAIL, number 937, page 42
    • A traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Changhua County has raised NT$555,000 in a two-day campaign drive to buy medical supplies, humanitarian aid materials and an ambulance for war-torn Ukraine.2023 January 30, Huang Mei-chu, Jonathan Chin, “Clinic raises money for Ukraine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023, Taiwan News, page 3
    Synonyms:
    war-ravaged

Synonyms of war-torn

Forms of war-torn

comparativemore war-torn
superlativemost war-torn
alternative formwar torn
alternative formwartorn

Questions about war-torn

What does war-torn mean?
War-torn means extensively damaged as a result of war.
What part of speech is war-torn?
War-torn is an adjective.

Words near war-torn in the dictionary

  1. war-room
  2. war-rooms
  3. war-steamer
  4. war-steamers
  5. war-time
  6. war-torn
  7. war-wearier
  8. war-weariest
  9. war-weariness
  10. war-weary
  11. war-work

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