Associations to the word «Belligerent»

Wiktionary

BELLIGERENT, adjective. Engaged in warfare, warring.
BELLIGERENT, adjective. Eager to go to war, warlike.
BELLIGERENT, adjective. Of or pertaining to war.
BELLIGERENT, adjective. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
BELLIGERENT, adjective. Acting violently towards others.
BELLIGERENT, noun. A state or other armed participant in warfare

Dictionary definition

BELLIGERENT, noun. Someone who fights (or is fighting).
BELLIGERENT, adjective. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone".
BELLIGERENT, adjective. Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche