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Type Words
Synonyms belligerence
Type of enmity, hostility, ill will
Has types warpath
Derivation belligerent
Type Words
Synonyms hostilities
Type of armed combat, combat
Derivation belligerent

Examples of belligerency

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He usually accompanies his visits with a condemnation of Japan's past belligerency.
From the economist.com
China is not solely to blame for North Korea's belligerency and persistency.
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This way the pressure is on the Hamas to show justified cause for their belligerency.
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Israel also insisted that Egypt issue a declaration forswearing further belligerency.
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Whether it works or not, it shows how much the nature of modern belligerency is changing.
From the economist.com
Jordan signed a non-belligerency agreement with Israel in Washington, D.C. on 25 July 1994.
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The drift towards belligerency would then be much harder to stop.
From the economist.com
The police's belligerency on this matter, though, is no surprise.
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Recognizing Cuban belligerency would have jeopardized settlement and arbitration with Great Britain.
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  • Belligerence: hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  • Hostilities: fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
  • A belligerent is an individual, group, country or other entity which acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. Belligerent comes from Latin, literally meaning "to wage war". ...
  • The state of being at war or in an armed conflict; hostile or aggressive behaviour; the willingness to fight; belligerence