Meanings
comparative more war-torn · superlative most war-torn · alternative war torn · alternative wartorn
- 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 422 more examples
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 3The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.
2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025Synonyms: war-ravaged
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExtensively damaged as a result of war.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivelaid waste by war
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 戰火紛飛的 /战火纷飞的
- 戰火紛飛的 /战火纷飞的 (zhànhuǒ fēnfēi de)damaged as a result of war
Finnish sodan runtelema
- sodan runtelemadamaged as a result of war
German kriegsgebeutelt, kriegszerrüttet
- kriegsgebeuteltdamaged as a result of war
- kriegszerrüttetdamaged as a result of war
Hungarian háború sújtotta
- háború sújtottadamaged as a result of war
Italian devastato dalla guerra
- devastato dalla guerradamaged as a result of war
Portuguese destruído/arrasado pela guerra
- destruído/arrasado pela guerradamaged as a result of war
Cite this entry
war-torn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war-torn
“war-torn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war-torn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war-torn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war-torn.
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