About The Word Belligerence

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Belligerence to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Belligerence definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Belligerence

Belligerence Meaning & Definition
Belligerence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Belligerence?

[n] a disposition to fight
[n] hostile or warlike attitude or nature

Synonyms | Synonyms for Belligerence: aggressiveness | belligerency | contentiousness | pugnacity | quarrelsomeness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Belligerence: aggression | aggressiveness | all-out war | antagonism | antipathy | appeal to arms | argumentativeness | armed combat | armed conflict | attack | battle | bellicism | bellicosity | belligerency | bickering | bloodshed | chauvinism | clash | clashing | collision | combat | combativeness | conflict | contention | contentiousness | despitefulness | disputatiousness | dissension | dissent | dissidence | faction | factiousness | ferocity | fierceness | fight | fighting | flak | friction | hate | hatred | hostilities | hostility | hot war | infighting | irascibility | irritability | jingoism | la guerre | litigiousness | malevolence | malice | malignity | martialism | might of arms | militancy | militarism | military operations | open hostilities | open war | partisan spirit | partisanship | pugnaciousness | pugnacity | quarrelsomeness | repugnance | resort to arms | saber rattling | shooting war | shrewishness | spite | spitefulness | state of war | the sword | total war | truculence | unfriendliness | unpeacefulness | war | warfare | warmaking | warmongering | warpath | warring | wartime

See Also | disagreeableness | enmity | hostility | ill will | truculence | truculency | warpath

Belligerence In Webster's Dictionary

\Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\, n. The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Realization ‐ something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the…
  • Saprophytic organism ‐ an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus…
  • Jeroboam ‐ a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [n] (Old Testament)…
  • Morph ‐ change shape, as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael…
  • Wood lily ‐ lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted…
  • Ave maria ‐ a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in…
  • Opencut ‐ (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast…
  • Eloquent ‐ expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle…
  • Glabella ‐ a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the…
  • Pesticide ‐ a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents…