Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: war-rid-den
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dominated or plagued by war.

Example Sentences

"War-ridden countries are generally unable to provide basic services for their citizens."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English -ridden English war-ridden From war + -ridden.

Inflected Forms

more war-ridden (comparative) most war-ridden (superlative)

Synonyms

belligerent militant warring

Questions

What does war-ridden mean?: Dominated or plagued by war.
Where does war-ridden come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English -ridden English war-ridden From war + -ridden.

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