adjective
laid waste by war
• Syn: ↑war-worn
• Similar to: ↑destroyed
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a war-torn country or place has been badly damaged by a war, especially a war that involves different groups from the same country
Thesaurus: broken, torn or damagedsynonym
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war-torn «WR TRN, -TOHRN», adjective.
disrupted, damaged, or destroyed by war: »
The American people…endorsed the government's economic aid and technical assistance to underdeveloped and war-torn countries of the postwar world (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).
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adj. (of a place) racked or devastated by war
a war-torn republic
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adj
: very badly harmed or damaged by war : torn apart by war
a war-torn country
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a war-torn country or area is severely affected by the fighting that is taking place there
Useful english dictionary. 2012.