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belligerence

[ buh-lij-er-uh ns ]
/ bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns /
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noun

a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
an act of carrying on war; warfare.

Words related to belligerence

aggressiveness, antagonism, pugnacity, truculence, bellicosity, aggression, truculency, belligerency, animosity, hostility, argumentativeness, pugnaciousness

Words nearby belligerence

bellhanger, bellhop, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent, belling, bellingham, bellingshausen

Origin of belligerence

First recorded in 1805–15; belliger(ent) + -ence

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH belligerence

belligerence belligerents
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British Dictionary definitions for belligerence

belligerence
/ (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns) /

noun

the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness
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