belligerent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/ (US) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/ === 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 ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bellicose belligerence belligerency ==== Translations ==== === Noun === belligerent (plural belligerents) A state or other armed participant in warfare ==== Derived terms ==== cobelligerent ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== warmonger == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French belligérant, from Latin belligerēns (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“wage, carry on”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ.li.ɣəˈrɛnt/ Hyphenation: bel‧li‧ge‧rent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst) belligerent, engaged in warfare ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== oorlogvoerend === Noun === belligerent m (plural belligerenten, no diminutive) a belligerent, armed party in warfare == Latin == === Verb === belligerent third-person plural present active subjunctive of belligerō