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The adjective form of belligerent means hostile, or inclined to fight. It can also apply to a group (e.g. belligerent nation) involved in a war.
The noun belligerent is from the second definition: it is a group, or especially a country, that is actively fighting in a war. The US belatedly became a belligerent in both World Wars, after actual conflict had been underway for some time.
* NOTE - there are homophones (sound-alike words) connected to belligerent.
- belligerents - the plural of belligerent, one or more fighting factions
- belligerence - general hostility or fighting, or acts that indicate hostility
A person may be belligerent, because he displays belligerence.
The noun belligerent refers to a country or other group involved in a war or conflict. The adjective belligerent means hostile, or inclined to fight.
The plural noun belligerents has the same sound as the word belligerence, which is a noun meaning a general state of hostility or conflict.
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∙ 12y agoBelligerent means hostile, aggressive, having an urge to fight or argue, generally mean spirited. Example: Today when he was accused of leaving school early, he became belligerent and refused to attend school the next day.
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∙ 9y agoBelligerence is an aggressive or combative nature or attitude. It can also be used as a substitute for the word warfare.
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∙ 12y agoof warlike character; aggressively hostile
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∙ 11y agowarlike; given to waging war.
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modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belligerwaging war, from bellum + gerere to wage Date: 1577
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