belligerency

bel·lig·er·en·cy

 (bə-lĭj′ər-ən-sē)

n.

1. The state of being at war or being engaged in a warlike conflict.

2. Belligerence.

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belligerency

(bɪˈlɪdʒərənsɪ)

n

(Military) the state of being at war

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bel•lig•er•en•cy

(bəˈlɪdʒ ər ən si)

n.

1. position or status as a belligerent; state of being engaged in war.

2. belligerence.

[1860–65]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belligerency - hostile or warlike attitude or nature belligerence ill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" warpath - hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"
	2.	belligerency - fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" hostilities armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces

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belligerency

noun

1. A state of open, prolonged fighting:

conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), strife, struggle, war, warfare.

2. Warlike or hostile attitude or nature:

bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, combativeness, contentiousness, hostility, militance, militancy, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency.

3. Hostile behavior:

aggression, aggressiveness, belligerence, combativeness, contentiousness, hostility, militance, militancy.

4. The power or will to fight:

bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, combativeness, contentiousness, fight, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency.

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Translations

belligeranza