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noun

Belligerency, Belligerence n.

The quality of being belligerent.

The act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.

Synonyms: hostilities.

An aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.

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Etymology of 'Belligerency'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Belligerency" Quotes from Famous Books

... got no intentions of feeding no such coward truck to you, sir," answered his mother, still flurried with belligerency. ...

— The Road to Providence • Maria Thompson Daviess

... us is the battle of the books. War rages along the entire line. No work of antiquity is free from this belligerency. Mars has the field. The investigation has been crucial. In so far as it has been learning coupled with wisdom, this is well. Truth never flinches before the charge of a wise investigation. But no truth can stand as such before a system of inquiry the canons of which are empirical, fallacious, ...

— A Hero and Some Other Folks • William A. Quayle

... Annixter," he replied, ignoring the belligerency in the young ranchman's voice, "but I will have to lodge a protest against you, Mr. Annixter, in the matter of keeping your line fence in repair. The sheep were all over the track last night, this side the Long Trestle, and I am afraid they have seriously disturbed our ballast along there. ...

— The Octopus • Frank Norris

... awoke with the light of reason and belligerency in his eyes, whereupon The Laird questioned him, and developed a stubborn reticence which comforted the former to such a degree that he decided to follow his ...

— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne

... grumblingly done in any weather. However, as to this Radway proved firm enough. He was a good fighter when he knew he was being imposed on. A man could never cheat or defy him openly without collecting a little war that left him surprised at the jobber's belligerency. The doubtful cases, those on the subtle line of indecision, found him weak. He could be so easily persuaded that he was in the wrong. At times it even seemed that he was anxious to be proved at fault, so eager ...

— The Blazed Trail • Stewart Edward White

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