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Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
Louis D. Brandeis

Meaning of "belligerence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLIGERENCE

belligerence  [bɪˈlɪdʒərəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLIGERENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belligerence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BELLIGERENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Belligerent

A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. Belligerent comes from Latin, literally meaning "one who wages war". Unlike the use of belligerent as an adjective to mean aggressive, its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a belligerent country is an aggressor. In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries and non-belligerents. However, the application of the laws of war to neutral countries and the responsibilities of belligerents are not affected by any distinction between neutral countries, neutral powers or non-belligerents. A non-belligerent may nevertheless risk being considered a belligerent if it aids or supports a belligerent in a way proscribed by neutral countries. An interesting use of the term arose during the American Civil War, when the Confederate States of America, though not recognized as a sovereign state, was recognized as a belligerent power, and thus Confederate warships were given the same rights as Union warships in foreign ports.

Definition of belligerence in the English dictionary

The definition of belligerence in the dictionary is the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELLIGERENCE


adherence
ədˈhɪərəns
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
circumference
səˈkʌmfərəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
coherence
kəʊˈhɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
disappearance
ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
inference
ˈɪnfərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
intolerance
ɪnˈtɒlərəns
perseverance
ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
severance
ˈsɛvərəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLIGERENCE

bellfoundry
bellhanger
bellhop
bellibone
bellicose
bellicosely
bellicosity
bellied
bellies
belligerati
belligerency
belligerent
belligerently
Bellingshausen Sea
Bellini
Bellinzona
bellman
bellmen
Belloc
bellock

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLIGERENCE

abhorrence
at your convenience
clarence
concurrence
cross-reference
Florence
indifference
Laurence
Lawrence
make a difference
news conference
occurrence
press conference
recurrence
reverence
Saint Lawrence
summit conference
Terence
time difference
transparence
with a difference

Synonyms and antonyms of belligerence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BELLIGERENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «belligerence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of belligerence

Translation of «belligerence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELLIGERENCE

Find out the translation of belligerence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of belligerence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belligerence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

戾气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

beligerancia
570 millions of speakers

English

belligerence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भावनाओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воинственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

beligerância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুধ্যমান অবস্থা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

belligérance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegilaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegslust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호전성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belligerence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiếu chiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரோத மனோபாவத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्धनुरूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savaşçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

belligeranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojowniczość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

войовничість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

beligeranță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλοπόλεμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyandigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stridslystnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belligerence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belligerence

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLIGERENCE»

The term «belligerence» is regularly used and occupies the 71.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLIGERENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «belligerence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «belligerence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about belligerence

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «BELLIGERENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word belligerence.
1
Louis D. Brandeis
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
2
John Clayton
The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and ethnic belligerence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLIGERENCE»

Discover the use of belligerence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belligerence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories
This volume contains 47 stories from the author's famous (and infamous) Web site, including two, never-before-published short stories.
Tucker Max, 2003
2
Warfare and Belligerence: Perspectives in First World War ...
Subjects included are operational and tactical evolution, social mobilization, military discipline and morale, prisoners of war, veterans and demobilization, religion and politics, war literature and cinema, memory and commemoration.
Pierre Purseigle, 2005
3
Residual Belligerence (Thieves' Guild: Book One)
The almost mythical Thieves’ Guild has no qualms about playing both sides of the line, manipulating and exploiting the ever-present rumblings of discontent between Earth and Winter.
C.G. Hatton, 2011
4
Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society: ...
Later, after more research, Gottman added belligerence, “a behavior that is provocative and that challenges the spouse's power and authority. For example: ' What can you do if I do go drinking with Dave? What are you going to do about it?
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, 2005
5
Belligerence. Poems: In and Out of Consciousness
This text represents work compiled from 2006 to 2009.
Gary Parrish, 2009
6
When Men Batter Women: New Insights Into Ending Abusive ...
"Belligerence" and "contempt" are two of these codes. "Belligerence" refers to taunting, challenging remarks designed to provoke another person. George's statement that he could bring Playboy bunnies home if he wanted to was a classic ...
Neil S. Jacobson, John Mordechai Gottman, 1998
7
World System History: The Social Science of Long-Term Change
Scale of belligerence: war and warfare In common language there is no well- established distinction between the terms 'war' and 'warfare'; they are synonyms. In long-range analysis, however, the scale of belligerence matters and refers to ...
Robert. A Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills, 2002
8
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Documentary Record, ...
Instead of declaring a policy of non-belligerence, Jordan declared a non- belligerent environment, meaning that non-belligerence is not a policy, but rather an environment Instead of declaring a commitment for the future, it spoke in terms of a ...
Yehuda Lukacs, 1992
9
The Mediterranean, South-east Europe, and North Africa, ...
From Italy's Declaration of Non-belligerence to the Entry of the United States Into the War Gerhard Schreiber, Bernd Stegemann, Detlef Vogel. pedoes, and anti- submarine mines, but this was not enough for Raeder. He wanted concessions on ...
Gerhard Schreiber, Bernd Stegemann, Detlef Vogel, 1995
10
Eyes Behind Belligerence
"Told in five parts, this novel unravels the challenges between two unlikely Nisei friends, Jim and Russell, into adulthood during the Second World War"--P. [4] of cover.
K. P. Kollenborn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLIGERENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belligerence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wimbledon all the quieter as Kyrgios bows out
... Monday, bowing out of the tournament with his usual mix of brilliance and belligerence. The 20-year-old Australian's on-court behaviour often ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
2
Friedman: A good bad deal?
... and curb Iran's belligerence toward Israel. If we can't help defuse those conflicts, a good bad deal very easily could fuel a wider regional war. «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
3
Opening up rare earth mining key for India to deal with Chinese might
Many nations, including India, have been at the receiving end of these geo-political machinations. Typically, its periodic rounds of belligerence ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
New book offers a look behind Barbour's political mystique
... in need of a shower — dispense equal parts mercy and kindness to some and steamrolling acts of intimidation and belligerence to others. «DeSoto Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Voges hails patience on long and winding road
... likely route to international recognition only to belatedly find that patience rather than belligerence would deliver him an even bigger prize. «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
6
The Ashes: England recover to produce stunning triumph and end …
England's belligerence was soon displayed with a brute of a ball from Steve Harmison smashing into the arm of Justin Langer, while the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
7
Master Blaster: Developing, Mike Mrdjenovich's Way
Whether you hate his belligerence or admire his chutzpah, we're going to be seeing a lot more of Mrdjenovich in the coming years. With five ... «Edge, Jul 15»
8
How a war on current affairs split the Coalition
The latest dramatic manifestation of this belligerence is the pulling of Nationals' Deputy Leader Barnaby Joyce from the program and the ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
9
Why this belligerence?
The Union Home Minister says that the Centre has no plans of talking with the Kashmiri separatists. Irrespective of who says and thinks what ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»
10
The tellingly aggressive boot on BP's neck
Both sides were prepared to fight through the courts, but the details of the settlement suggest it was the belligerence of the US authorities, and ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Belligerence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/belligerence>. Apr 2024 ».
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