War-weary

//ˈwɔː ˈwɪəɹi//

Synonyms for "war-weary"

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6 translations across 3 languages.

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Dutch

2 entries
  • oorlogsmoe adj (weary or tired of war)
  • oorlogsmoe adj (tired from fighting in a war)

German

2 entries
  • kriegsmüde adj (weary or tired of war)
  • kriegsmüde adj (tired from fighting in a war)

Swedish

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  • krigstrött adj (weary or tired of war)
  • krigstrött adj (tired from fighting in a war)

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Read the language in which the poet of the war-weary Roman world salutes the Augustan empire. [...] The place which Virgil held in the estimation of pious Churchmen though the mediæval period, in which pagan and devilish were almost convertible terms, is mainly due to the almost prophetic character of the visions which the poet paints for his war-weary countrymen of the restoration of the blessed Saturnian reign.

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[T]he three Great Powers should not hesitate to take whatever steps may be necessary to bring about a settlement. They may be war-weary, but they are not too war-weary for that, now that they are united in purpose.

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[T]he highest of social circles sought to recognize the poet [Sir Walter Scott] whose flame of patriotism had been an inspiration of England in her war-weariest hours.

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Warweary populations not only needed new investment and economic growth, they also needed a new vision of international economic relations and management [...]. This social need helps to explain the rapid public acceptance of the Bretton Woods plan.

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