belligerence

[buh-lij-er-uhns] Example Sentences

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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Example Sentences
  • But along with his belligerence he displayed a comic zest in inventive, sometimes outrageous actions.
  • Belligerence in sports was hardly exclusive to one particular era, culture or race.
  • No one is ascribing any specific belligerence to them.
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belligerence (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns)
 
n
the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness

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