belligerence

[ buh-lij-er-uhns ]
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noun
  1. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.

  2. an act of carrying on war; warfare.

Origin of belligerence

1
First recorded in 1805–15; belliger(ent) + -ence

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belligerence

/ (bɪˈlɪdʒərəns) /


noun
  1. the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness

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