belligerency (Meaning)
belligerency (n)
hostile or warlike attitude or nature
fighting; acts of overt warfare
belligerency (n.)
The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
Synonyms & Antonyms of belligerency
Synonyms:
- fretfulness
- testiness
- irascibility
- fierceness
- imperialism
- surliness
- militantness
- pettishness
- chip on one's shoulder
- crankiness
- grouchiness
- querulousness
- disagreeableness
- rudeness
- unfriendliness
- orneriness
- peevishness
- hyperaggressiveness
- irritability
- militarism
- petulance
- fractiousness
- acidity
- biliousness
- irritableness
- jingoism
- antagonism
- crossness
- grumpiness
Antonyms:
belligerency Sentence Examples
- The belligerent tone of the negotiation made it clear that a peaceful resolution was unlikely.
- The country's foreign policy exhibited a marked increase in belligerency after the regime change.
- The speaker's belligerent rhetoric incited violence and heightened tensions.
- The belligerent students hurled insults and projectiles at the opposing team's fans.
- The belligerent stance of the opposition party threatened to derail the legislative process.
- The belligerency between the two gangs escalated, leading to a bloody turf war.
- The belligerent behavior of the intoxicated man resulted in his arrest for disorderly conduct.
- The belligerent protesters refused to leave the building, despite being ordered to do so.
- The belligerent nature of the domestic animal made it unsafe for children to approach.
- The belligerent atmosphere at the meeting prevented any meaningful discussion from taking place.
FAQs About the word belligerency
hostile or warlike attitude or nature, fighting; acts of overt warfareThe quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
aggression, hostility, aggressiveness, contentiousness, truculence, militance, combativeness, militancy, scrappiness, disputatiousness
cordiality,pacifism, benevolence, cordiality, benevolence, friendliness, friendliness, pacifism, nonaggression, nonaggression
The belligerent tone of the negotiation made it clear that a peaceful resolution was unlikely.
The country's foreign policy exhibited a marked increase in belligerency after the regime change.
The speaker's belligerent rhetoric incited violence and heightened tensions.
The belligerent students hurled insults and projectiles at the opposing team's fans.
