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WOW #50 – Word Of The Week

Belligerent

Word:

Belligerent

Pronunciation:

/bəˈlɪdʒ(ə)r(ə)nt/ ; bel·​lig·​er·​ent

Part Of Speech:

Adjective, noun, adverb

Derivatives:

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Meaning:

• hostile and aggressive
• engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law
• inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
• waging warspecifically  : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
• a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law

Related Phrases:

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Synonyms:

• hostile
• aggressive
• threatening
• antagonistic
• pugnacious
• bellicose
• truculent
• confrontational
• argumentative
• quarrelsome

Antonyms:

• pacific
• peaceable
• peaceful 
• unbelligerent
• uncombative
• uncontentious

Phrases/Informal Synonyms:

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Word Origin:

Late 16th century: from Latin belligerant- ‘waging war’, from the verb belligerare, from bellum ‘war’.

Usage Note:

Mostly used with a negative and agressive undertone.

Use In Sentences:

1. Many people believe that Russia is being belligerant towards Ukrain while others believe that Ukrain is the one being belligerant.
2. My father-in-law’s brother is belligerant and always looking for a fight.
3. She belligerantly refused their invitation to attend their wedding ceremony.
4. After years of belligerant behaviour, her friends are now in a co-ordial relationship.

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