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saber rattling: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

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warpath collapse: a course leading to warfare or battle; hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"

warmongering collapse: a policy of advocating war

militancy collapse

jingoism collapse

warlike collapse: suggesting war or military life

ferocity collapse: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"

martial collapse: Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

bellicose collapse

unfriendliness collapse: an unfriendly disposition; dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness

pugnacious collapse: ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"

trigger happy collapse

contentious collapse: involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

unpeaceful collapse: not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"

truculence collapse: obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

combative collapse

belligerence collapse: hostile or warlike attitude or nature

military collapse: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"; associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police"; characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms"; of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"

bloody minded collapse

bloodthirsty collapse: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson

chauvinism collapse: fanatical patriotism

warring collapse

aggression collapse: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

enemy collapse: any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"; an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

sanguinary collapse

bayonet collapse: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; stab or kill someone with a bayonet

quarrelsome collapse: given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

snapping collapse

truculent collapse: defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

unfriendly collapse: not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"; not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"; not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

aggressive collapse: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"; tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor"

fighting collapse

antagonism collapse: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

ferocious collapse: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"

inimical collapse

hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

militarism collapse: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

belligerent collapse: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

scrappy collapse: full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"

ear splitting collapse

deafening collapse: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

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