bel·lig·er·ent (b -l j r-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. [Latin belliger  ns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.]bel·lig er·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). |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  belligerent - someone who fights (or is fighting)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 brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head 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 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | belligerent - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" |
| 2. | belligerent - engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage" |
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
adj belligerent [biˈlidʒərənt]
1 unfriendly; hostile a belligerent stare; She is very belligerent and quarrelsome. strydlustig معادِ، في حالَةِ حَرْب войнствен hašteřivý, útočný aggressiv; krigerisk streitlustig εχθρικός, επιθετικός enemigo; agresivo riiakas خصم آمیز؛ دشمنانه riitaisa agressif תָּקְפַּנִי @@@תוֹקפַּנִי$$$ लड़ाकू neprijateljski nastrojen ellenséges(kedő) penuh kebencian, suka berkelahi ófriðsamur, deilugjarn belligerante けんか腰の 적대적인 piktas, agresyvus, priešiškas kareivīgs; agresīvs menunjukkan hendak berkelahi agressief krigersk, stridbar wrogi agressivo agresiv агрессивный útočný napadalen ratoboran fientlig, stridslysten เป็นปฏิปักษ์ kavgacı 好鬥的 непривітний; сварливий جھگڑالو ، حربی không thân thiện 好斗的
2 waging war belligerent nations. oorlogvoerend مُحارِبٌ، مُتَحارِبٌ، مُشْتَرِك في حَرب воюващ válčící krigsførende kriegführend εμπόλεμος beligerante sõdiv جنگ طلب sotaa käyvä belligérant אוֹפִי מִלְחַמתִי युद्धकारी zaraćen hadviselő menyatakan perang stríðs- belligerante 交戦中の 교전중인 kariaujantis kareivīgs; karojošs negara-negara yang berperang oorlogvoerend krigførende wojujący beligerante beligerant воюющий bojovný vojskujoč se zaraćen krigförande ที่กำลังทำสงคราม savaşan, harbeden 挑起戰爭的 воюючий لڑنے والے tham chiến 挑起战争的
n belˈligerence
staat van oorlog حُب القِتال، قِتال войнственост válkychtivost aggressiv holdning, krigerisk holdning die Kriegführung επιθετικότητα, εχθρικότητα beligerancia sõjakus, sõjajalal olek ستیزگرایی؛ خصومت sotaisuus, sodankäynti belligérance תוֹקְפַּנִי युद्धस्थिति, युद्धावस्था ratobornost agresszivitás, ellenségeskedés suka berperang ófriðargirni; stríð belligeranza 好戦的なこと 호전성, 교전 agresyvumas karastāvoklis keadaan sedang berperang strijdlustigheid stridbarhet, krigersk holdning wrogość beligerância beligeranţă, agresivitate воинственность bojachtivosť vojskovanje ratobornost, ratno stanje stridslystnad ความเป็นปรปักษ์; ความต้องการทำสงคราม kavgacılık, saldırganlık 好戰, 好勝 стан війни لڑائی ، جھگڑا tình trạng tham chiến 好战, 好胜
adv belˈligerently
oorlogvoerend بِصورَةٍ قِتاليَّةٍ أةو مُقاتِلَه войнствено agresivně aggressiv måde; krigerisk måde kriegsführend εχθρικά agresivamente sõjakalt جنگ طلبانه sotaisasti de manière agressive בְּתוֹקְפַּנוּת युद्धकारी रूप से ratoborno hadban állva sikap agresif ófriðsamlega in maniera belligerante 好戦的に 적대적으로 agresyviai kareivīgi; agresīvi dengan keadaan sedang berperang strijdlustig på en stridbar/krigersk måte wrogo agressivamente agresiv воинственно bojovne napadalno ratoborno stridslystet อย่างเป็นปฏิปักษ์ düşmanca; savaşarak 好戰地 у стані війни لڑائی میں ، جھگڑے سے tham chiến 好战地
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