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belligerent
Meaning: hostile and aggressive; eager to fight
belligerent in a sentence
How belligerent is used in real sentences:
He grew belligerent the moment anyone disagreed with him.
He grew belligerent the moment anyone disagreed with him.
“Assistants remained neutral because an affable welcome or a belligerent challenge could influence how safely participants believed they could act.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for belligerent
Other words for belligerent — combative, pugnacious and bellicose — carry the same meaning.
- combative
- pugnacious
- bellicose
Antonyms of belligerent
Words that mean the opposite of belligerent:
- peaceable
- friendly
Where it comes from
From Latin belligerare 'to wage war'
Word parts
- bell — war
belligerent: belli (war) + ger (carry on) + -ent (doing)
Memory hook
BELLIGERENT — BELLI (war) — wants war.
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