Combativeness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being combative. uncountable
  2. 2
    a militant aggressiveness wordnet

Synonyms

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aggressionantagonismattackbelligerencebickeringchauvinism

Etymology

From combative + -ness.

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