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| Main Entry: |
militance
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, truculency, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | pugnaciousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone*, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, boldness, combativeness, contentiousness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnacity, resistance, spirit, truculence, truculency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pugnaciousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnacity, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, truculency, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | pugnacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone*, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, boldness, combativeness, contentiousness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnaciousness, resistance, spirit, truculence, truculency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pugnacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, truculency, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | ruffled feathers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offense |
| Synonyms: | affront, aggression, assailment, assault, attack, battery, black eye, blitz*, blitzkrieg, dig*, dirty dig, dudgeon, harm, hit*, huff, hurt, indignation, indignity, injury, injustice, left-handed compliment, miff, mugging, onset, onslaught, outrage, pique*, push*, put-down, resentment, slam*, slap in the face, slight, snub, umbrage, zinger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | truculence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone*, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, boldness, combativeness, contentiousness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, resistance, spirit, truculency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | truculence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculency, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | truculency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
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