English noun: belligerence | |||
1. | belligerence (feeling) hostile or warlike attitude or nature | ||
Synonyms | belligerency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enmity, hostility, ill will | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | warpath | ||
2. | belligerence (attribute) a natural disposition to be hostile | ||
Synonyms | aggressiveness, pugnacity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bellicoseness, bellicosity, truculence, truculency | ||