Belligerent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bəˈlɪdʒərənt|  American pronunciation of the word belligerent
Brit.  |bəˈlɪdʒ(ə)r(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word belligerent

noun

- someone who fights (or is fighting) (syn: battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper)

adjective

- characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight (syn: aggressive)
a belligerent tone
- engaged in war (syn: militant, warring)
belligerent (or warring) nations

Extra examples

He was drunk and belligerent.

...the coach became quite belligerent and spit at an umpire after being thrown out of the game...

Coots are belligerent, territorial, quick-tempered birds. Nothing irritates a coot like another coot ...

The UN tried to set up a meeting where the belligerents could discuss an exchange of prisoners.

Word forms

noun
singular: belligerent
plural: belligerents
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