noun
- open armed conflict between countries or between factions within the same country
- any active hostility, contention, or struggle; conflict: the war against disease
- Obsolete a battle
- military operations as a profession or science
Origin:
ME werre < NormFr < Frank *werra, confusion, strife, akin ? to OHG (fir)werran, to confuse < ?
adjective
of, used in, or resulting from war
intransitive verb warred, warring
- to carry on war; engage in military conflict
- to be in a state of hostility or contention; contend; strive