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- Dictionarybelligerent/bɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)rənt/
adjective
- 1. hostile and aggressive: "the mood at the meeting was belligerent" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law: "ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent"
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BELLIGERENT definition: 1. wishing to fight or argue: 2. fighting a war: 3. a country, group, or person who is fighting a…. Learn more.
1. : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness. 2. : waging war. specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war. belligerent noun. belligerently adverb. Did you know? Belligerent, Belligerents, and Belligerence.
Definitions of belligerent. adjective. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. “a belligerent tone” synonyms: aggressive. hostile. characterized by enmity or ill will. adjective. engaged in war. “ belligerent (or warring) nations” synonyms: militant, war-ridden, warring. unpeaceful. not peaceful. noun. someone who fights (or is fighting)
of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone. Synonyms: contentious, antagonistic, quarrelsome, combative, truculent, pugnacious. waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers. pertaining to war or to those engaged in war: belligerent rights.
the act of starting or fighting a war: A spike in global oil prices could be caused by one country's belligerence. Fewer examples. Battling families often take pride in the belligerence of their youths. He is a blowhard whose belligerence masks personal pain.
1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive. a belligerent tone. 2. relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare. noun. 3. a person or country engaged in fighting or war. Collins English Dictionary.
bə-lĭjər-ənt. belligerents. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. American Heritage. At war; designating or of a state recognized under international law as being engaged in a war. Webster's New World.
Definition of belligerent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
belligerent meaning, definition, what is belligerent: very unfriendly and wanting to argue or ...: Learn more.
1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive: a belligerent tone. 2. (Military) relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare. n. a person or country engaged in fighting or war. [C16: from Latin belliger, from bellum war + gerere to wage]
