Meaning & Definition of War in English

1. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy

• "Thousands of people were killed in the war"

2. A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

• "War was declared in november but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

3. An active struggle between competing entities

• "A price war"

• "A war of wits"

• "Diplomatic warfare"

4. A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious

• "The war on poverty"

• "The war against crime"

1. Make or wage war