belligerency

English Thesaurus

1. fighting; acts of overt warfare (noun.act)

hypernym	:	armed combat, combat,
definition	:	an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act)

2. hostile or warlike attitude or nature (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	enmity, hostility, ill will,
definition	:	the feeling of a hostile person (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	warpath,
definition	:	hostile or belligerent mood (noun.feeling)

3. fighting; acts of overt warfare (noun.act)

derivation	:	hostile,
definition	:	not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally (adj.all)

derivation	:	belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring,
definition	:	engaged in war (adj.all)

4. hostile or warlike attitude or nature (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	aggressive, belligerent,
definition	:	characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight (adj.all)

5. fighting; acts of overt warfare (noun.act)

derivation	:	hostile,
definition	:	not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally (adj.all)

derivation	:	belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring,
definition	:	engaged in war (adj.all)

6. hostile or warlike attitude or nature (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	aggressive, belligerent,
definition	:	characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight (adj.all)