belligerency
State of warfare
Belligerency is the state of being at war or engaged in hostile conflict.
In international law, it refers to the formal status of a nation or group recognized as a party to armed conflict, which carries legal implications for how combatants may be treated.
More loosely, belligerency describes an aggressive or combative disposition: His belligerency made negotiation impossible.
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
confrontation · provocation · ferocity · intimidation · dominance · forcefulness · coercion · bullying
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- battleArmed military engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
confrontation · engagement · fight · struggle · feud · dispute · altercation · fracas
Justification for armed conflict
- declarationFormal public announcement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- invasionForcible entry into territory
occupation · blockade · sanctions · armistice · ceasefire · truce · siege · campaign
Active, bitter hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
acrimony · malevolence · spite · malice · rancor · resentment · venom · contempt
Ideology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
activism · stridency · hardline · intransigence · revolutionary · fervor · partisanship · dogmatism
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
combativeness · confrontation · provocation · ferocity · intimidation · dominance · forcefulness · coercion · bullying · threatening
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- battleArmed military engagement
skirmish · confrontation · engagement · fight · struggle · feud · dispute · altercation · fracas · melee
casus belli
Justification for armed conflict
- declarationFormal public announcement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
invasion · occupation · blockade · sanctions · armistice · ceasefire · truce · siege · campaign · aggressor
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
ill will · acrimony · malevolence · spite · malice · rancor · resentment · venom · contempt · aversion
extremism
Ideology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
fanaticism · activism · stridency · hardline · intransigence · revolutionary · fervor · partisanship · dogmatism · uncompromising
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
belligerencyfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
amicability · benevolence · goodwill · cordiality · amiability
belligerencypeace
Freedom from disturbance
peacefulness · neutrality · pacifism · non-aggression · armistice
belligerencyconciliation
Resolving disputes through dialogue
peacefulness · pacifism · peace · peaceableness · cooperativeness