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Belligerence   /bəlˈɪdʒərəns/   Listen
noun
Belligerency, Belligerence  n.  
1.
The quality of being belligerent.
2.
The act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.
Synonyms: hostilities.
3.
An aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Belligerence" Quotes from Famous Books



... qualities that seemed almost equally certain. These spacemen apparently lacked belligerence; there had been no sign of hostility through all the years. They were seemingly ...
— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe

... absently, felt a sudden belligerence toward her father. "He ought to have his head punched good and plenty!" ...
— The Long Shadow • B. M. Bower



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