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truculence

/ˈtrʌkjələns/noun

उच्चारण ट्रक्यलन्स

उग्रता, झगड़ालूपन

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    [U] formal

    the quality of tending to argue or be bad-tempered; aggressive behaviour

    उग्रता, झगड़ालूपन

    • the truculence of his reply
    • The truculence of the crowd made the police nervous.
    • His truculence made it difficult to reach any agreement.
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    • The teacher was shocked by the truculence of the student's reply.
    • Their truculence at the meeting hid real fear.

    Synonyms aggressiveness belligerence hostility defiance pugnacity

    Opposite gentleness meekness amiability docility

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truc·u·lence

?Which word?

Keep the aggressive words together: truculent, belligerent (wanting to fight), pugnacious (wanting to argue or fight), combative, bellicose (eager for war), quarrelsome.

आक्रामकता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: truculent, belligerent (लड़ना चाहने वाला), pugnacious (बहस या लड़ाई चाहने वाला), combative, bellicose (युद्ध को उत्सुक), quarrelsome।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective truculent means bad-tempered and ready to argue.

Adjective truculent का अर्थ चिड़चिड़ा और झगड़ने को तैयार है।