War Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word War

Meaning 1 : the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

    Example : thousands of people were killed in the war

    Synonyms : warfare
Meaning 2 : a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

    Example : war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring

    Synonyms : state of war
Meaning 3 : an active struggle between competing entities

    Example : a price war,a war of wits,diplomatic warfare

    Synonyms : warfare
Meaning 4 : a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious

    Example : the war on poverty,the war against crime

Meaning 5 : make or wage war

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How to Pronounce War

  • wɑR