bellicoseness
- noun
- /ˌbɛlɪˈkoʊsənəs/
:
belicosidad
- The candidate's bellicoseness was evident during the heated debate.
Examples
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The bellicoseness of the two nations worried the international community.
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His bellicoseness often led to conflicts with his colleagues.
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His bellicoseness often got him into trouble at school.
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Historians have debated the underlying causes of the nation's bellicoseness throughout the century.
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His bellicoseness often got him into trouble with his peers when he couldn't control his temper.
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The candidate's bellicoseness was evident during the heated debate, as he frequently interrupted his opponents.
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The bellicoseness displayed by the two nations raised concerns about the possibility of war in the region.
Synonyms
101
3.5
Hostile or violent behavior toward others
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4.6
Showing a readiness to attack or threaten others
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4.1
Actions that hurt or try to control other people
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7.9
Unfriendly and aggressive behavior that tries to start a fight
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6.1
A habit of speaking in a harsh, critical way
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9.9
A tendency to be aggressive and start fights
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8.4
A habit of arguing and causing disagreement
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7.5
A willingness to argue or fight
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9.1
A strong willingness to argue or fight
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8.0
A tendency to act in a forceful or angry way toward others
A quick angry way of behaving that leads to arguments
A way of acting that is too forceful and hostile in words or actions
A tendency to argue with others
A tendency to argue a lot with other people
A habit of arguing or disagreeing with others often
A habit of being bad-tempered and hard to get along with
Antonyms
How Aggressive
- Formal
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9.9
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9.1
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4.6
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4.7
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bellicoseness comes from Latin bellum 'war' and the English word bellicose 'warlike', which gives the image of being ready to fight. So, bellicoseness means a habit or tendency to argue, fight, or be aggressive.