at war
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English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (literal, typically with with or against) Fighting in a war.
- (figurative, by extension) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with).
- Synonym: at odds
- The decision to separate a child from his parents is at war with our values.
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Further reading
[edit]- “at war”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “at war”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.