belligerence
1. hostile or warlike attitude or nature • Syn: belligerency • Derivationally related forms: belligerent (for: belligerency), belligerent • Hypernyms: hostility, enmity, ill will • Hyponyms: warpath 2. a natural disposition to be hostile • Syn: aggressiveness, pugnacity • Derivationally related forms: aggressive (for: pugnacity), belligerent, aggressive (for: aggressiveness) • Hypernyms: disagreeableness • Hyponyms: bellicosity, bellicoseness, truculence, truculency
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