Pugnaciousness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or quality of being pugnacious. uncountable

    "The pugnaciousness and jingoism that arose in the wake of Brexit normalised politics-by-separatism and a kind of permanent contempt for the people who didn’t vote for you."

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"The pugnaciousness and jingoism that arose in the wake of Brexit normalised politics-by-separatism and a kind of permanent contempt for the people who didn’t vote for you."

Etymology

From pugnacious + -ness.

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