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What (who) is belligerent - definition

INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, COUNTRY OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH ACTS IN A HOSTILE, COMBATIVE MANNER

Belligerency; Belligerence; Belligerant; Belligerent nation; Belligerent country; Belligerent state; Belligerent rights; Belligerents; Bellicose

belligerent

adj. belligerent towards

belligerent

A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.

He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.

= aggressive

ADJ

• belligerently

'Why not?' he asked belligerently.

ADV

• belligerence

He could be accused of passion, but never belligerence.

= aggression

N-UNCOUNT

belligerent

I. a.

1.

Carrying on war, engaged in war, waging war, contending, in conflict, at war, in arms.

2.

Of belligerents, pertaining to parties at war.

3.

Antagonistic, rival, contending, hostile, conflicting, opposed, adverse.

4.

Warlike, hostile.

5.

Bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome, full of fight.

II. n.

Belligerent state or nation, party to war, contending party, antagonist, rival, combatant, opponent.

Wikipedia

Belligerent

A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. The term comes from the Latin bellum gerere ("to wage war"). Unlike the use of belligerent as an adjective meaning "aggressive", its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a belligerent country is an aggressor.

In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries and non-belligerents. However, the application of the laws of war to neutral countries and the responsibilities of belligerents are not affected by any distinction between neutral countries, neutral powers or non-belligerents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belligerent

Examples of use of belligerent

1. Curriculum vitae Belligerent tough guy defender turned belligerent tough guy manager turned no–nonsense tell–it–like–it–is pundit.

2. His path did not suit young and belligerent Israel.

3. These belligerent remarks hint at a military attack.

4. Friedmann does not make the basic distinction between belligerent activity on enemy territory and non–belligerent activity in occupied territory for which Israel is responsible.

5. His successor, Lyndon Johnson, took a more belligerent tack.