bel·lig·er·ence

[buh-lij-er-uhns]
noun
1.
a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
2.
an act of carrying on war; warfare.

Origin:
1805–15; belliger(ent) + -ence

belligerence, belligerents.
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belligerence (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness

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belligerence is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
And now, faced with explanations, the belligerence starts.
The patient was placed in seclusion on the basis of increased agitation and belligerence.
Do not interpret a parent's advocacy as belligerence or as a criticism.
Her belligerence to staff, however, caused her to be expelled from that program.
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