belligerent
noun
- individual, group, country or other entity which acts in a hostile, combative manner
adjective
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Pronunciation: /bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/ / [bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt] ~ [bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹn̩t] / /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).
- Engaged in warfare, warring.
- Eager to go to war, warlike.
- Of or pertaining to war.
- Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
“And I think the facts are that Beijing is a belligerent bully jealous and envious of what Taiwan has accomplished- mainland China- that's what I get out of all of this.”
“England were not allowed to give their chariot the momentum it had a week ago. It was stopped dead in its tracks by a belligerent Springboks defence that simply refused to yield.”
- Acting violently towards others.
- Uncooperative.
noun
Etymology: From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).
- A state or other armed participant in warfare
“The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.”