🔤 Belligerent (Adjective)

IPA: //bəˈlɪdʒərənt//

✨ Use belligerent when someone (or something) is not just unfriendly—but practically spoiling for a fight.

🧠 Meaning

Hostile and aggressive.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 His belligerent attitude made it impossible to have a peaceful conversation.

🔹 During the war, both belligerents claimed they were acting in self-defense.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin belligerare — bellum ("war") + gerere ("to wage").

💡 Did You Know?

Belligerent doesn’t just describe someone angry—it describes someone ready to fight and already halfway into the battle.

🏷️ Related Words

#aggressive #hostile #combative #confrontational #warlike #pugnacious

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