belligerent in English

adjective

1

hostile and aggressive.

a bull-necked, belligerent old man

synonyms: hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative, spoiling for a fight, trigger-happy, scrappy

noun

1

a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.

Moreover, as against states not parties to an international armed conflict, belligerents enjoy no special privileges and remain bound by general rules of international law.

adjective

hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative, spoiling for a fight, trigger-happy, scrappy
warring, at war, combatant, fighting, battling
aggressive
warring, militant

noun

combatant
combatant, scrapper, fighter, battler

Use "belligerent" in a sentence

1. Belligerent (comparative more Belligerent, superlative most Belligerent) Engaged in warfare, warring

2. A Belligerent stare She is very Belligerent and quarrelsome.

3. Tone of debate.; Belligerent Actually engaged in war: as, the Belligerent powers.; Belligerent Pertaining to war, or to those engaged in war: as, Belligerent rights, etc.

4. Nouns for belligerent include belligerence, belligerences, Belligerencies, belligerency, belligerent and belligerents

5. Learner's definition of Belligerent

6. Belligerent Goat, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

7. He had a belligerent aspect.

8. Examples of Belligerent in a sentence

9. ‘a bull-necked, Belligerent old man’

10. Beligerante (plural Beligerantes) belligerent; Related terms

11. Belligerently: In a belligerent manner; hostilely

12. (c) Not being belligerent means what?

13. Belligerent Warlike; given to waging war; characterized by a tendency to wage or carry on war.; Belligerent Of warlike character; constituting or tending to an infraction of peace: as, a Belligerent

14. He is always very belligerent towards me.

15. Watch out! Lee's in a belligerent mood.

16. He is always very Belligerent towards me.

17. Bellicose, belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is Bellicose, a nation is belligerent

18. Watch out! Lee's in a Belligerent mood

19. A Belligerent person is hostile and aggressive

20. What does Belligerently mean? In a belligerent manner

21. Belligerent - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums

22. The bouncer Chucked the man for being belligerent

23. English words for Beligerante include belligerent and belligerently

24. What does Belligerents mean? Plural form of belligerent

25. Belligerent: Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

26. My brother was always Belligerent and ready to fight

27. Of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a Belligerent tone

28. The police said that George was drunk and belligerent.

29. Bellicose, Belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while Belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is bellicose, a nation is Belligerent. See also related terms for prone

30. A belligerent reporter badgered the President for the facts.

31. The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war.

32. The Belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war

33. Synonyms: aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative More Synonyms of Belligerent

34. • Harris is a Belligerent man with an explosive temper.

35. • They gave my new acquaintance a somewhat Belligerent aspect, you may be sure! • Some conversations of couples, whether affectionate or Belligerent, have scant informational content

36. Pertaining to war or to those engaged in war: Belligerent …

37. Herbert Morrison, the foreign secretary, was among the more belligerent.

38. Skiff Miller shook his head, no longer belligerent, but kindly.

39. An example of Belligerent is Germany in World War II.

40. Belligerent may function as either an adjective or a noun

41. As a manager he was Belligerent, tyrannical, wisecracking, but always affectionate

42. North Korea continues to act in a provocative and belligerent manner.

43. Bellicose definition, inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

44. Apparently I became belligerent and he stepped in front of her.

45. Bellicose definition, inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

46. How can a person change from being belligerent to being peaceful?

47. Some common synonyms of Contentious are bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious, and quarrelsome

48. Some common synonyms of Belligerent are bellicose, contentious, pugnacious, and quarrelsome

49. Waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between Belligerent powers

50. Unlike the use of Belligerent as an adjective meaning "aggressive", its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a Belligerent country is an aggressor.