"war-weariness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From war-weary + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|war-weary|ness}} war-weary + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} war-weariness (uncountable)
  1. A state of exhaustion brought on by fighting in a war. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-war-weariness-en-noun-WsE7eEMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. Weariness of war. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-war-weariness-en-noun-MKbOqfTs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: warweariness

Alternative forms

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