Belligerence
noun
A desire to fight or be aggressive.
His belligerence towards his opponent was clear from his harsh words.
Often appears as...
- show belligerence
- belligerence towards
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The condition of being at war or in a conflict.
The country's belligerence led to a long and bloody war.
Often appears as...
- state of belligerence
- belligerence in
Usage tips
Negative
Political, Historical
noun
A desire to fight or be aggressive.
His belligerence towards his opponent was clear from his harsh words.
Often appears as...
- show belligerence
- belligerence towards
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The condition of being at war or in a conflict.
The country's belligerence led to a long and bloody war.
Often appears as...
- state of belligerence
- belligerence in
Usage tips
Negative
Political, Historical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Belligerence often implies a negative, unwelcome attitude that can provoke others.
His belligerence at the meeting created an uncomfortable atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Conflict
It's used when someone shows readiness to start a personal argument or fight.
Her belligerence has cost her a lot of friendships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Belligerence doesn't always mean physical fighting; it can be verbal or psychological.
Their team's belligerence in negotiations upset the other company.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Belligerence often implies a negative, unwelcome attitude that can provoke others.
His belligerence at the meeting created an uncomfortable atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Conflict
It's used when someone shows readiness to start a personal argument or fight.
Her belligerence has cost her a lot of friendships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Belligerence doesn't always mean physical fighting; it can be verbal or psychological.
Their team's belligerence in negotiations upset the other company.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Belligerence often implies a negative, unwelcome attitude that can provoke others.
His belligerence at the meeting created an uncomfortable atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Conflict
It's used when someone shows readiness to start a personal argument or fight.
Her belligerence has cost her a lot of friendships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Belligerence doesn't always mean physical fighting; it can be verbal or psychological.
Their team's belligerence in negotiations upset the other company.
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Quote examples
Alison Moyet
British Musician
I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her belligerence. She's deeply sexy and controlled, like a Strict Machine, and it seems to wind the b'jesus out of the women I know. On the outside, I watch and smile and will her on like a twisted silent maiden aunt in the dark corner.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
I'd go to meetings with record companies - CBS, Decca, EMI. They'd tell me to wear a pair of jeans and grow my hair and look normal. And I'd say, 'Sod that,' and storm out. And I do think that belligerence is important when you're young.
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Austan Goolsbee
American Public Servant
We've gone through rounds of tax cutting and rounds of tax increases in modern U.S. history. We haven't really had a big igniting of a trade war belligerence since the Depression era, and that's not an era that we want to repeat.
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Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
China's propaganda approach with the West is different than the one used by the Soviet Union, which used Western belligerence to maintain its control over its domestic audience. China's strategy is one of influence and inertia.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense.
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John Clayton
English Clergyman
The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and ethnic belligerence.
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Louis D. Brandeis
American Judge
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
What I like least about myself is my belligerence.
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Alison Moyet
British Musician
I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her belligerence. She's deeply sexy and controlled, like a Strict Machine, and it seems to wind the b'jesus out of the women I know. On the outside, I watch and smile and will her on like a twisted silent maiden aunt in the dark corner.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
I'd go to meetings with record companies - CBS, Decca, EMI. They'd tell me to wear a pair of jeans and grow my hair and look normal. And I'd say, 'Sod that,' and storm out. And I do think that belligerence is important when you're young.
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Austan Goolsbee
American Public Servant
We've gone through rounds of tax cutting and rounds of tax increases in modern U.S. history. We haven't really had a big igniting of a trade war belligerence since the Depression era, and that's not an era that we want to repeat.
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Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
China's propaganda approach with the West is different than the one used by the Soviet Union, which used Western belligerence to maintain its control over its domestic audience. China's strategy is one of influence and inertia.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense.
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John Clayton
English Clergyman
The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and ethnic belligerence.
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Louis D. Brandeis
American Judge
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
What I like least about myself is my belligerence.
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