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belligerent

[buh-lij-er-uhnt]

adjective

  1. warlike; given to waging war.

  2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose.

    a belligerent tone.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  3. waging war; engaged in war.

    a peace treaty between belligerent powers.

  4. pertaining to war or to those engaged in war.

    belligerent rights.



noun

  1. a state or nation at war.

  2. a member of the military forces of such a state.

belligerent

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adjective

  1. marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive

    a belligerent tone

  2. relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or country engaged in fighting or war

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • belligerently adverb
  • interbelligerent adjective
  • unbelligerent adjective
  • unbelligerently adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of belligerent1

First recorded in 1570–80; earlier belligerant, from Latin belligerant-, stem of ²ú±ð±ô±ô¾±²µ±ð°ùÄå²Ô²õ “waging war,†present participle of ²ú±ð±ô±ô¾±²µ±ð°ùÄå°ù±ð “to wage war,†verb derivative of belliger “warlike,†from belli- (combining form of bellum, earlier duellum “w²¹°ùâ€; duel ( def. ) ) + ger(ere) “to carry, conduct, displayâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of belligerent1

C16: from Latin belliger , from bellum war + gerere to wage
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A few belligerents among thousands of peaceful protesters did not make an insurrection, he added.

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Without their love story, we might never have seen Bill as anything other than a belligerent survivalist and eternal curmudgeon Joel knew him to be.

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The war engages and enrages the outside world as well the belligerents.

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Germany voted a little bit earlier and people hadn't yet seen the full effect of Trump and his belligerent attempt to dominate the world economically or his ineptitude in dealing with the Ukraine-Russia war.

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Outside the bar, Mabius “became more belligerent†and did not follow a “simple command†to sit on a bench, the deputy said.

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