"For me, as for all the world, the War was a tragedy and a vast stupidity, a waste of youth and of time; it betrayed my faith, mocked my love, and irremediably spoilt m! career."
— Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth
- tragedy: an event causing great suffering or distress
- betray: expose secrets or information
-mocked: tease or laugh
-irremediably: impossible to correct
- waste: to use or expend without thought or care
- youth: the time of being young
- time: a period or instance of duration or continuation
- career: a profession or occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life