NOUN | feeling | belligerence, belligerency | hostile or warlike attitude or nature |
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attribute | belligerence, aggressiveness, pugnacity | a natural disposition to be hostile |
Sounds | bahlih'jherahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | Hostile or warlike attitude or nature. | |
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Synonym | belligerency | |
Narrower | warpath | Hostile or belligerent mood |
Broader | hostility, enmity, ill will | The feeling of a hostile person |
Spanish | beligerancia | |
Catalan | bel·ligerància | |
Adjectives | belligerent | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
Meaning | A natural disposition to be hostile. | |
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Synonyms | aggressiveness, pugnacity | |
Narrower | bellicosity, bellicoseness | A natural disposition to fight |
truculence, truculency | obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness | |
Broader | disagreeableness | An ill-tempered and offensive disposition |
Spanish | agresividad, pugnacidad | |
Catalan | agressivitat | |
Adjectives | belligerent | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
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