WAR


Meaning of WAR in English

■ noun a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.

↘a state of competition, conflict, or hostility: a price ~.

↘a sustained campaign against something undesirable: a ~ on drugs.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ring , ~red ) engage in a ~ or conflict.

Phrases

be in the ~s informal be injured.

~ clouds a threatening situation of instability in international relations.

Origin

OE werre , from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. guerre , from a Gmc base shared by worse .

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