Noun: belligerence bu'li-ju-run(t)s
- Hostile or warlike attitude or nature
"The country's belligerence alarmed its neighbours";
- belligerency
- A natural disposition to be hostile
"The dog's belligerence made it unsuitable as a family pet";
- aggressiveness, pugnacity, pugnaciousness
Sounds like: belligerents
Derived forms: belligerences
Type of: disagreeableness, enmity, hostility, ill will
Encyclopedia: Belligerence