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belligerent

[ buh-lij-er-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. warlike; given to waging war.
  2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose:

    a belligerent tone.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  3. waging war; engaged in war:

    a peace treaty between belligerent powers.

  4. pertaining to war or to those engaged in war:

    belligerent rights.



noun

  1. a state or nation at war.
  2. a member of the military forces of such a state.

belligerent

/ ɪˈɪəəԳ /

adjective

  1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive

    a belligerent tone

  2. relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare
“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

noun

  1. a person or country engaged in fighting or war
“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
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·İ·Գ· adverb
  • t··İ·Գ adjective
  • ܲb·İ·Գ adjective
  • un·İ·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of belligerent1

First recorded in 1570–80; earlier belligerant, from Latin belligerant-, stem of Բ “waging war,” present participle of “to wage war,” verb derivative of belliger “warlike,” from belli- (combining form of bellum, earlier duellum “w”; duel ( def ) ) + ger(ere) “to carry, conduct, display”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of belligerent1

C16: from Latin belliger , from bellum war + gerere to wage
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Outside the bar, Mabius “became more belligerent” and did not follow a “simple command” to sit on a bench, the deputy said.

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame hit back, accusing South Africa of being part of a "belligerent force" involved in "offensive combat operations".

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This infuriated the Rwandan president, who said that the account of their conversation was a "lie" and called the South Africans a "belligerent" force that must leave the DR Congo.

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame hit back, accusing South Africa of being part of a "belligerent force" involved in "offensive combat operations" to help the Congolese government "fight against its own people".

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"Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too," Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history at New York University, wrote on Bluesky.

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