belligerence

[ buh-lij-er-uhns ]

/ bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns /

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noun

a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.

an act of carrying on war; warfare.

Origin of belligerence

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH belligerence

belligerence , belligerents

Words nearby belligerence

bellhop, bell housing, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent, belling, Bellingham, Bellingshausen

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Example sentences from the Web for belligerence

Grayson himself sees little political downside to his belligerence.
The Democrats' Joe Wilson?|Benjamin Sarlin|October 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As a Marine, I learned that peace is predicated on compromise, not superior firepower or belligerence.
Mission Accomplished?|Zachary Iscol|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Belligerence, mere combativeness, is a masculine attribute; but courage is not.
The home|Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Muriel Harding shrewdly surveyed the scene before her, a glint of belligerence in her eyes.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester

When you feel in a fighting mood, I wish you would expend your belligerence upon me.
Dear Enemy|Jean Webster
Parker glanced at her with a broad hint of belligerence in his keen gray eyes.
The Pride of Palomar|Peter B. Kyne
She seized her skirts with both hands and advanced upon the lady from Ypsilanti with belligerence.
The Corner House Girls|Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for belligerence

belligerence

/ (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns) /

noun

the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness

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单词	belligerence
释义	belligerence [ buh-lij-er-uhns ] / bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR belligerence ON THESAURUS.COM noun a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude. an act of carrying on war; warfare. Origin of belligerence First recorded in 1805–15; belliger(ent) + -ence WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH belligerence belligerence , belligerents Words nearby belligerence bellhop, bell housing, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent, belling, Bellingham, Bellingshausen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for belligerence Grayson himself sees little political downside to his belligerence. The Democrats' Joe Wilson?\|Benjamin Sarlin\|October 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST As a Marine, I learned that peace is predicated on compromise, not superior firepower or belligerence. Mission Accomplished?\|Zachary Iscol\|June 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Belligerence, mere combativeness, is a masculine attribute; but courage is not. The home\|Charlotte Perkins Gilman Muriel Harding shrewdly surveyed the scene before her, a glint of belligerence in her eyes. Marjorie Dean College Freshman\|Pauline Lester When you feel in a fighting mood, I wish you would expend your belligerence upon me. Dear Enemy\|Jean Webster Parker glanced at her with a broad hint of belligerence in his keen gray eyes. The Pride of Palomar\|Peter B. Kyne She seized her skirts with both hands and advanced upon the lady from Ypsilanti with belligerence. The Corner House Girls\|Grace Brooks Hill British Dictionary definitions for belligerence belligerence / (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns) / noun the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to belligerence aggressiveness, antagonism, pugnacity, truculence, bellicosity, combativeness, aggression, truculency, belligerency, contentiousness, animosity, hostility, bellicoseness, argumentativeness, pugnaciousness
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belligerence

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