😠belligerent

adjective
/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/

Meaning

Hostile and aggressive; eager to fight.
Hostile and aggressive, ready to fight or argue.

Example Sentences

She became belligerent when the waiter got her order wrong.

His belligerent attitude often leads to conflicts.

Synonyms

aggressive, combative, quarrelsome, hostile, antagonistic, Hostile, Aggressive, Combative
Entry 1
aggressive, combative, quarrelsome, hostile, antagonistic
Entry 2
Hostile, Aggressive, Combative

Antonyms

peaceful, cooperative, friendly, Peaceful, Friendly, Cooperative
Entry 1
peaceful, cooperative, friendly
Entry 2
Peaceful, Friendly, Cooperative

Collocations

belligerent behavior, belligerent state, belligerent tone

Related Vocabularies

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Willing to take risks; bold and adventurous.
wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

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