belligerent

bel·lig·er·ent  (b-ljr-nt)

adj.

1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.

2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.

n.

One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.

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[Latin belligerns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.]

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bel·liger·ent·ly adv.

Synonyms: belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
These adjectives mean having or showing an eagerness to fight. Belligerent refers to a tendency to hostile behavior: A belligerent reporter badgered the politician.
Bellicose and pugnacious suggest a natural disposition to fight: "All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose" H.L. Mencken. A good litigator needs a pugnacious intellect.
Contentious implies chronic argumentativeness: "His style has been described variously as abrasive and contentious, overbearing and pompous" Victor Merina.
Quarrelsome suggests bad temper and a perverse readiness to bicker: "The men gave him much room, for he was notorious as a quarrelsome person when drunk" Stephen Crane.

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belligerent

Adjective

1. marked by readiness to fight

2. relating to or engaged in a war

Noun

a person or country engaged in war [Latin bellum war + gerere to wage]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belligerent - someone who fights (or is fighting) battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" defender, withstander - a fighter who holds out against attack boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head fencer, swordsman - someone skilled at fencing gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat gouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock - someone who is a very fierce fighter mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler" skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) tough, street fighter - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing victor, master, superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
Adj.	1.	belligerent - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" aggressive hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	2.	belligerent - engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" war-ridden, warring, militant unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"

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belligerent

adjective 1. aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative, unfriendly, antagonistic, pugnacious, argumentative, bellicose, quarrelsome, aggers Austral. (slang) biffo Austral. (slang) litigious << OPPOSITE friendly

noun 2. fighter, battler, militant, contender, contestant, combatant, antagonist, warring nation, disputant

Translations

belligerent [bɪˈlɪdʒərənt] adj (= at war) → beligerante;

(fig) → agresivo

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belligerent [bɪˈlɪdʒərənt] adj (= at war) → belligérant(e) (fig); agressif/ive

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belligerent [bɪˈlɪdʒərənt] adj → angriffslustig

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belligerent [bɪˈlɪdʒərənt] adj (= at war) → belligerante;

(fig) → bellicoso/a