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belligerent
English
Etymology
From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belliger? (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from ger? (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??l?d?.(?).??nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /b??l?d?.?.??nt/
Adjective
belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)
- Engaged in warfare, warring.
- Eager to go to war, warlike.
- Of or pertaining to war.
- (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- Acting violently towards others.
- Uncooperative.
Synonyms
- (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent
Derived terms
- belligerently
- cobelligerent
- nonbelligerent
Related terms
- bellicose
- belligerence
- belligerency
Translations
Noun
belligerent (plural belligerents)
- A state or other armed participant in warfare
Translations
See also
- warmonger
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French belligérant, from Latin belliger?ns (“waging war”), present active participle of belliger? (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from ger? (“wage, carry on”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?.li.???r?nt/
- Hyphenation: bel?li?ge?rent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst)
- belligerent, engaged in warfare
Inflection
Synonyms
- oorlogvoerend
Noun
belligerent m (plural belligerenten)
- A belligerent, armed party in warfare
Latin
Verb
belligerent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of belliger?
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storming
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)m??
Verb
storming
- present participle of storm
Noun
storming (plural stormings)
- The act by which something is stormed.
- the stormings of cities throughout history
- The act of one who storms or rages.
- 1840, The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register
- He fumed, and threatened, and stormed; but his fumings, and threatenings, and stormings, were powerless to turn from him the keen edge of public ridicule.
- 1840, The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register
Anagrams
- Grimston
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