belligerence
noun/bəˈlɪdʒərəns/
/bəˈlɪdʒərəns/
[uncountable]- unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behaviour synonym hostility
- Before I had a chance to speak she said, with a trace of belligerence, ‘I'm afraid you'll be wasting your time with me.’
- (formal) the state of fighting a war or the act of going to war
- threats of belligerence towards other nations
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