noun
1. hostile or warlike attitude or nature
• Syn: ↑belligerence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑belligerent, ↑belligerent (for: ↑belligerence)
• Hyponyms: ↑warpath
2. fighting; acts of overt warfare
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the outbreak of hostilities
• Syn: ↑hostilities
• Derivationally related forms: ↑belligerent, ↑hostile (for: ↑hostilities)
• Hypernyms: ↑combat, ↑armed combat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.