Pugnacity

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being pugnacious; disposition to fight; quarrelsomeness.
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  • noun. Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness.
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  • noun. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
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  • noun. a natural disposition to be hostile
    • Word Usage
    "Thus, for McDougall, the tender emotion is the emotional aspect of the instinct of pity, anger of the instinct of pugnacity, which is, as an impulse, the tendency to strike and destroy."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disagreeableness  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bellicoseness  bellicosity  truculence  truculency  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antipathy  asperity  audacity  egocentricity  fearlessness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pugnaciousness  quarrelsomeness  
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