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   belligerent

   /bɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. hostile and aggressive: "the mood at the meeting was belligerent" Similar hostileaggressivethreateningantagonisticpugnaciousbellicosetruculentconfrontationalargumentativequarrelsomedisputatiouscontentiousmilitantcombativequick-temperedhot-temperedill-temperedbad-temperedirasciblecaptiousinformal:spoiling for a fightstroppybolshiescrappyvulgar slang:pissyrare:oppugnantOpposite friendlypeaceable
   • ▪ engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law: "after years of mass slaughter and hardship, opposition to the war became widespread in all the belligerent countries" Similar warringat warcombatantfightingbattlingcontendingconflictingclashingquarrellingmilitantmilitaristicmartialwarlikewarmongeringsabre-rattlinghawkishgung-hoinformal:at each other's throatsOpposite peacefulneutral

   noun

   • 1. a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law: "ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin belligerant- ‘waging war’, from the verb belligerare, from bellum ‘war’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. belligerently adverb

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   BELLIGERENT definition: 1. wishing to fight or argue: 2. fighting a war: 3. a country, group, or person who is fighting a…. Learn more.

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   Belligerent, Belligerents, and Belligerence Synonym Discussion of Belligerent. inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness… See the full definition

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   Belligerent definition: warlike; given to waging war.. See examples of BELLIGERENT used in a sentence.

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   3 meanings: 1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive 2. relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or.... Click for more definitions.

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   If someone is belligerent, they're eager to fight. It's a good idea to avoid hardcore hockey fans after their team loses — they tend to be belligerent.

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   Define belligerent. belligerent synonyms, belligerent pronunciation, belligerent translation, English dictionary definition of belligerent. adj. 1. Inclined or eager ...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent) Engaged in warfare, warring. Eager to go to war, warlike. Of or pertaining to war. (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

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   Belligerent definition: Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. At war; designating or of a state recognized under international law as being engaged in a war.

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