belligerency
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of belligerency
First recorded in 1860–65; belliger(ent) + -ency
Example Sentences
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"We do want to have the region come to terms between all the countries and agree against any belligerency from any side to any other."
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2022
Since Japan did not formally declare war on China, a state of belligerency did not technically exist.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Whether it works or not, it shows how much the nature of modern belligerency is changing.
From Economist ● Oct. 12, 2011
But those gains risk being overtaken by China’s rapidly worsening relations with its neighbors and escalating belligerency from North Korea.
From Washington Post
The Masterson affair had effectually put a quietus upon his belligerency.
From Mortmain by Arthur Cheny Train
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