Vocabulary
Bellicose
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Urdu meaning
لڑاکا، جھگڑالو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- They both wonder why the Indian media (normally balanced) has become irrationally bellicose, why it still advocates war-war to jaw-jaw, when peace is clearly a cheaper option.
- Perhaps it was his presence in his home turf of Gujarat that made the Indian leader resort to such bellicose rhetoric.
- As matters cool down, small steps should be taken to rebuild confidence, and establish a less bellicose discourse.
- Considering the bellicose and inflammatory anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim content being produced by many mainstream Indian channels, this justification is laughable.
- It is recalled that even when it governed the country, the PTI routinely sidelined saner heads in favour of populists who could whip up public sentiment with bellicose rhetoric.
Synonyms
belligerent, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic,
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