HyperDic: belligerence

English > 2 senses of the word belligerence:
NOUNfeelingbelligerence, belligerencyhostile or warlike attitude or nature
attributebelligerence, aggressiveness, pugnacitya natural disposition to be hostile
belligerence > pronunciation
Soundsbahlih'jherahns
Rhymesabeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...
English > belligerence: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningHostile or warlike attitude or nature.
Synonymbelligerency
NarrowerwarpathHostile or belligerent mood
Broaderhostility, enmity, ill willThe feeling of a hostile person
Spanishbeligerancia
Catalanbel·ligerància
Adjectivesbelligerentcharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
English > belligerence: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningA natural disposition to be hostile.
Synonymsaggressiveness, pugnacity
Narrowerbellicosity, bellicosenessA natural disposition to fight
truculence, truculencyobstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
BroaderdisagreeablenessAn ill-tempered and offensive disposition
Spanishagresividad, pugnacidad
Catalanagressivitat
Adjectivesbelligerentcharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

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