bellicose
/ˈbelɪkəʊs/adjective
उच्चारण बेलिकोस
युद्धप्रिय, लड़ाकू
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formal
having or showing a desire to argue or fight
युद्धप्रिय, लड़ाकू
- bellicose speeches
- The bellicose neighbour threatened to take everyone to court.
- The bellicose tone of the speech worried diplomats.
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- He was a bellicose man who picked quarrels over trivial matters.
- The two bellicose neighbours argued daily over the fence.
Synonyms aggressive belligerent hostile warlike combative
Opposite peaceable peaceful friendly conciliatory
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
bel·li·cose
?Which word?
Keep the fighting words together: bellicose (eager to fight), belligerent (aggressive; at war), pugnacious (ready to fight), hawkish (supporting war, of politicians), militant (using force for a cause).
लड़ाई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bellicose (लड़ने को उत्सुक), belligerent (आक्रामक; युद्धरत), pugnacious (लड़ने को तैयार), hawkish (युद्ध समर्थक, नेताओं के लिए), militant (उद्देश्य के लिए बल प्रयोग)।
§Grammar and usage
The opposite of a hawk is a dove (a person who prefers peace).
Hawk का विपरीत dove (शांति पसंद व्यक्ति) है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin bellum (war), like belligerent and rebellion.
Latin bellum (युद्ध) से, belligerent और rebellion की तरह।