Unpeaceful

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not peaceful, the opposite of peaceful.

    "Xiao Qian, Beijing's top envoy in Canberra, told ABC Australia's current affairs program 7.30 that China would prefer a peaceful political union with Taiwan in the future, but it reserves the option to use "unpeaceful means.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    not peaceful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
hawkishunpeaceableaggressiveagitatedantagonisticbattling

Example

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"Xiao Qian, Beijing's top envoy in Canberra, told ABC Australia's current affairs program 7.30 that China would prefer a peaceful political union with Taiwan in the future, but it reserves the option to use "unpeaceful means.""

Etymology

From un- + peaceful.

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