Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun belligerency

2 senses of belligerency

Sense 1
belligerence, belligerency -- (hostile or warlike attitude or nature)
       => hostility, enmity, ill will -- (the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility")

Sense 2
hostilities, belligerency -- (fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities")
       => combat, armed combat -- (an engagement fought between two military forces)