Hypertext Webster Gateway: "belligerence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\,
n.
The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war;
warfare.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
belligerence
n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: {belligerency}]
2: a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness},
{pugnacity}, {quarrelsomeness}]
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