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belligerent.

Engaged in warfare, warring.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/Australia, Received-Pronunciation[bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt] ~ [bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹn̩t]Australia, Received-Pronunciation/bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt/General-American[bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt] ~ [bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɹ̩.n̩t]General-American

  1. Engaged in warfare, warring.

  2. Eager to go to war, warlike.

  3. Of or pertaining to war.

  4. Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

    broadly

  5. Acting violently towards others.

  6. Uncooperative.

Where this word comes from

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).

noun/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/Australia, Received-Pronunciation[bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt] ~ [bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹn̩t]Australia, Received-Pronunciation/bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt/General-American[bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt] ~ [bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɹ̩.n̩t]General-American

  1. A state or other armed participant in warfare

    The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
Where this word comes from

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).

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