Truculence
/ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity. uncountable, usually
"To these provincial autocrats, before whom the peaceable population of all classes had been accustomed to tremble, the reserve of that English-looking engineer caused an uneasiness which swung to and fro between cringing and truculence."
- 2 obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness wordnet
Example
More examples"To these provincial autocrats, before whom the peaceable population of all classes had been accustomed to tremble, the reserve of that English-looking engineer caused an uneasiness which swung to and fro between cringing and truculence."
Etymology
From French truculence, from Latin truculentia.