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belligerence

[ buh-lij-er-uhns ]

noun

  1. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
  2. an act of carrying on war; warfare.


belligerence

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noun

  1. the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness
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Origin of belligerence1

First recorded in 1805–15; belliger(ent) + -ence
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Through his belligerence, Yoon has turned himself into a political martyr for many – the victim of an establishment that has been overrun by "communists".

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Scotland needed more aggression, more belligerence, more directness, but they cannot live with Ireland in those areas.

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Italy came again, piled on the heat, came close to another comeback but the belligerence in the home defence kept them out amid some hairy moments.

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They have class and power all over their team, they have clever creators, deadly finishers with dynamism and belligerence.

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With Iran’s belligerence in overdrive, the United States and its allies should seriously consider a military option to take out Iran’s nuclear sites.

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