belligerent
Meaning of belligerent
noun
- A state or other armed participant in warfare
The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
- Engaged in warfare, warring.
- Eager to go to war, warlike.
- Of or pertaining to war.
- (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- Acting violently towards others.
- Uncooperative.
Information about belligerent
- The plural form of belligerent is: belligerents.
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Hyphenation of belligerent
bel-liger-ent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- belligerent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
belligerent synonyms
Meaning aggressive:
Meaning fighting:
Meaning combatant:
combatant, battler, fighter, scrapper
Meaning :
antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent
Translation of belligerent
- Italian: litigioso, polemico, rissoso, guerriero, combattente
- German: streitsüchtig, Krieger
- French: querelleur, guerrier
- Spanish: altercador, rencilloso, altercadora, rencillosa, guerrero
- Portuguese: guerreiro
Words that rhyme with belligerent
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