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Meaning of "combativeness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMBATIVENESS

combativeness  [ˈkɒmbətɪvnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBATIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combativeness 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 COMBATIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

combativeness

Aggression

Aggression is overt, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other unpleasantness upon another individual. It is a virtually universal behavior among animals. It may occur either in retaliation or without provocation. In humans, frustration due to blocked goals can cause aggression. Submissiveness may be viewed as the opposite of aggressiveness. In definitions commonly employed in the social sciences and behavioral sciences, aggression is a response by an individual that delivers something unpleasant to another person. Some definitions include that the individual must intend to harm another person. Predatory or defensive behavior between members of different species may not be considered aggression in the same sense. Aggression can take a variety of forms which may be expressed physically or communicated verbally or non-verbally: including anti-predator aggression, defensive aggression, predatory aggression, dominance aggression, inter-male...

Definition of combativeness in the English dictionary

The definition of combativeness in the dictionary is aggressiveness; readiness to argue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBATIVENESS


assertiveness
əˈsɜːtɪvnɪs
attentiveness
əˈtɛntɪvnɪs
attractiveness
əˈtræktɪvnɪs
communicativeness
kəˈmju:nɪkətɪvnɪs
competitiveness
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs
cost-effectiveness
ˌkɒstɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
destructiveness
dɪˈstrʌktɪvnɪs
distinctiveness
dɪˈstɪŋktɪvnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
imaginativeness
ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪvnɪs
inquisitiveness
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs
lucrativeness
ˈluːkrətɪvnɪs
protectiveness
prəˈtɛktɪvnɪs
receptiveness
rɪˈseptɪvnɪs
representativeness
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvnɪs
secretiveness
ˈsiːkrətɪvnɪs
talkativeness
ˈtɔːkətɪvnɪs
unimaginativeness
ˌʌnɪˈmædʒnətɪvnɪs
vindictiveness
vɪnˈdɪktɪvnɪs
vitativeness
ˈvaɪtətɪvnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBATIVENESS

combat boot
combat car
combat duty
combat fatigue
combat fatigues
combat gear
combat jacket
combat knife
combat knives
combat neurosis
combat troops
combat trousers
combat zone
combat-ready
combatable
combatant
combater
combative
combatively
combats

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBATIVENESS

activeness
adhesiveness
aggressiveness
appropriateness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
completeness
cuteness
defensiveness
doneness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of combativeness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «combativeness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMBATIVENESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

好斗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combatividad
570 millions of speakers

English

combativeness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाकूपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنضالها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воинственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

combatividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

combatively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combativité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara memerangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kampf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

闘争的なこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

combativeness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Combatively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức chiến đấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

combatively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लढाऊपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

combatively
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combattività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojowniczość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

войовничість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

combativitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαχητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strijdlust
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

combativeness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

combativeness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combativeness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBATIVENESS»

The term «combativeness» is normally little used and occupies the 120.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBATIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «combativeness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «combativeness» 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 combativeness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBATIVENESS»

Discover the use of combativeness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combativeness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Physiognomy: Or, Signs of Character as Manifested ...
Firmncss, Conscientiousness, Self- Esteem, Cautiousness, Dcstructivencss, Combativeness with defective Mirthfulness and Benevo ence. Avmrcrous. — Acquisitiveness, Cautiousness, and Secretiveness, with moderate Benevolence and ...
Samuel Roberts Wells, 1866
2
A System of phrenology
For example, let us suppose that a man with a good endowment of Combativeness and Destructiveness is attacked on the highway ; the menacing looks and gestures (the natural language of these faculties) displayed by the aggressor ...
George Combe, 1860
3
The Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease
The combativeness may include angry words and agitation, and may lead to physical violence. Often, patients become combative simply as a result of frustration, especially if they feel they are being pressured to do something they do not want ...
Carol Turkington, Deborah R. Mitchell, 2010
4
The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany
That is, large Combativeness, with small Approbativeness and large Friendship, defends friends, but not character ; while large Combativeness, with small Friendship and large Approbativeness, experiences great indignation when ...
5
The principles of phrenology
The effect of Combativeness on the manifestation of courage, is in the desire, love, or rather impulse, to oppose. When that absorbs the mind, Cautiousness, unless it be also large, is, for the time, rendered inactive by the superior energy of a ...
Sidney Smith, 1838
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The Gem of Science
We have belore seen that Combativeness gives a shake to the head implying a negative, resulting from its location behind and partly above the ear. The natural language of Destructive- ness is similar, and corresponds to its location at or near  ...
E. H. Sanford, 1846
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Annals of Phrenology
The mastoid process of the temporal bone, which is a small knob immediately behind the ear, serving for the attachment of a muscle, is sometimes mistaken for the indication of large Combativeness. It is, however, merely a bony prominence,  ...
Nahum Capen, 1834
8
The Phrenological Journal, and Magazine of Moral Science
by informing us that " the magnetic fluid strikes in direct lines," and entering at Order goes through to Combativeness and excites it. This explanation is also simple enough, but is it either self-evident or proved ? Far from it. Is there a magnetic ...
9
The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany
It presented appearances of vascularity, but no positive disorganization was found until the dissection reached down to the organ of Combativeness. Here a cavity was found occupying the centre of the organ of Combativeness, and extending ...
10
THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL
Functions of Combativeness and Destructiveness. — " On page 333 of your last volume you have a paragraph on the functions of Combativeness and Destructiveness. I have for some time been inclined to consider the primary function of the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBATIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combativeness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Advice for older people on staying safe in hot weather
... body temperature (generally above 104 degrees Fahrenheit), changes in mental status (like confusion or combativeness), strong rapid pulse, ... «Jackson County Times-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Williams, who has won 20 grand slam titles, has never been better …
But none of it is as important as that desperate, shouting temperament, the cry aloud combativeness, the tendency to feel and play as if she's at ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
July 8: Time for Osborne to power up the recovery
... much missed because his disarming interview technique was often far more effective than the combativeness of some of his co-presenters. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
4
Result: Garbine Muguruza battles into Wimbledon semi-finals
... separate the players at the start of the opening set as Muguruza's power was nullified by 15th seed Bacsinszky's energy and combativeness. «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
5
Inside the Strange Candidacy of Mexicos Former First Lady
Perhaps due to his combativeness, he wrapped up his six-year term with an approval rating hovering around 53 percent. Polarizing, but hardly ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
6
Excited delirium: Medical emergency – not willful resistance
Unfortunately, excited delirium easily looks like willful resistance and extreme combativeness. That is why so many excited delirium in-custody deaths include ... «EMS1.com, Jul 15»
7
Experts publish dueling messages on low radiation doses
Excerpts from the paper's abstract show a certain media-aware combativeness in the analysis, complete with disdain-conveying quotation ... «Physics Today, Jul 15»
8
Jules Witcover: An embarrassment of wretched excess
... the fight for the GOP nomination into a brawl over which of them can best arouse the public with inflammatory rhetoric and combativeness. «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
9
The state of higher education in India
Combativeness is a strength but not always. She should get off the back of centres of higher learning like the Indian Institute of Management ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
10
Republicans have a Donald Trump problem. And it's not just 'that …
Jim Antle writes that some conservatives “prioritize combativeness and irritating liberals over policy accomplishments or political philosophy. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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