war-torn
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7.0
- adjective
- /wɔr tɔrn/
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traumatizado por la guerra
- I'd also heard talk from the grounds crew that Melvin was a refugee fresh from a war-torn marriage, which helped explain his devotion.
Examples
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It has a large cast of characters, from various walks of life: thieves, kings, magicians, who are all haunted or damaged by their pasts, coming together in a war-torn world where they find each other and overcome their pasts to discover who they are.
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And I think about these people, you know, they come from war-torn countries where they, they've seen horrible things.
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What about their lives, their families, and their war-torn country?
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As time passes, a generation of war-torn men, women, and children assembles to create an army.
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And on top of that, he grew up persecuted minority in a war-torn country and yet still has found the keys to happiness.
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The psychologist specializes in helping war-torn individuals heal from their traumatic experiences.
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Children growing up in war-torn areas often face severe emotional challenges as they witness violence.
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Volunteers provide support to war-torn communities affected by conflict and loss.
Synonyms
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8.4
Very upset and unable to react after something violent like war or an accident
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6.0
Damaged by war or long hardship, often with visible marks
Damaged and tired after long years of war
Antonyms
How Traumatized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
War-torn joins war and torn, and here torn can mean 'emotionally broken' as well as 'ripped'. Thinking of lives and communities 'ripped' by conflict helps explain why war-torn also describes people or generations deeply harmed by war.