belligerent

bel·lig·er·ent

B0175200 (bə-lĭj′ər-ənt)adj.1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.n. One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.

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[Latin belligerāns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerāre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.]

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bel·lig′er·ent·ly adv.Synonyms: belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, combative
These adjectives mean having or showing an eagerness to fight. Belligerent refers to a tendency to hostile behavior: A belligerent reporter badgered the politician.
Bellicose describes a warlike or hostile manner or temperament: "Madison, far from being pushed into war by a bellicose Congress, had to drag his own hesitant party into it" (Garry Wills).
Pugnacious suggests a natural disposition to fight: A good litigator needs a pugnacious intellect.
Combative implies an eagerness to fight or resist: The senator made a combative defense of his record during the debate.

belligerent

(bɪˈlɪdʒərənt) adj1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive: a belligerent tone. 2. (Military) relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfarena person or country engaged in fighting or war[C16: from Latin belliger, from bellum war + gerere to wage]

bel•lig•er•ent

(bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt)

adj. 1. waging war; engaged in warfare. 2. showing readiness to fight; aggressively hostile; truculent: a belligerent tone. n. 3. a state or nation at war. 4. a person engaged in fighting. [1570–80; < Latin belliger waging war] bel•lig′er•ent•ly, adv.

bellicose, belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is bellicose, a nation is belligerent.See also related terms for prone.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belligerent - someone who fights (or is fighting)battler, combatant, fighter, scrapperindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"defender, withstander - a fighter who holds out against attackboxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sportbrawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his headfencer, swordsman - someone skilled at fencinggladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combatgouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eyehell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock - someone who is a very fierce fightermauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler"skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)tough, street fighter - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxingvictor, master, superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivalsgrappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
Adj.	1.	belligerent - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"aggressivehostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	2.	belligerent - engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"war-ridden, warring, militantunpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"

belligerent

adjective1. aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative, unfriendly, antagonistic, pugnacious, argumentative, bellicose, quarrelsome, litigious He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
aggressive friendly, benign, harmonious, conciliatory, amicable, nonviolent, without hostilitynoun1. fighter, battler, militant, contender, contestant, combatant, antagonist, warring nation, disputant The belligerents were due to settle their differences.

belligerent

adjective1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:bellicose, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.2. Inclined to act in a hostile way:aggressive, combative, contentious, hostile, militant.3. Of or engaged in warfare:combatant, hostile, militant.Idiom: at war.nounOne who engages in a combat or struggle:combatant, fighter, soldier, warrior.

Translations

交战的好斗的挑衅的

belligerent

(biˈlidʒərənt) adjective1. unfriendly; hostile. a belligerent stare; She is very belligerent and quarrelsome. 挑釁的 好斗的，挑衅的 2. waging war. belligerent nations. 交戰的 交战的belˈligerence noun 好戰或好鬥的態度、天性或傾向 好战，好胜 belˈligerently adverb 好戰地，挑釁地 好战地，挑衅地