belligerence

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12

Definition of belligerence

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
    “A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.”

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Etymology

From belligerent + -ence.

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