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belligerence

bel·lig·er·ence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-lij-er-uh ns]
    • /bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns/
    • /bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-lij-er-uh ns]
    • /bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns/

Definitions of belligerence word

  • noun belligerence the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness 3
  • noun belligerence a belligerent or aggressively hostile attitude, nature, or quality 3
  • noun belligerence a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude. 1
  • noun belligerence an act of carrying on war; warfare. 1
  • noun belligerence aggression 1
  • noun belligerence a state of being belligerent. 0
See all 6 definitions of belligerence

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Origin of belligerence

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; belliger(ent) + -ence

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Parts of speech for Belligerence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Belligerence

belligerence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for belligerence

noun belligerence

  • aggressiveness — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
  • pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
  • truculence — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
  • bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
All 15 Synonyms of belligerence

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  • anger

    Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.

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    insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
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