belligerence
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ər noun
1.
a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
2.
an act of carrying on war; warfare.
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| —n | |
| the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness | |
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Belligerence
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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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