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Truculency
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truculency
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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, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | truculency |
| 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, truculence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bellicoseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | bellicosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | belligerence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | belligerency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | bestiality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cruelty |
| Synonyms: | barbarity, beastliness, brutality, depravity, inhumanity, inhumanness, savagery, truculence, truculency, wickedness |
| Main Entry: | combativeness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
| Synonyms: | aggression, aggressiveness, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, contentiousness, militance, militancy, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, scrappiness, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | contentiousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aggressiveness |
| Synonyms: | aggression, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, disagreeableness, fight, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, truculence, truculency |
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