Difference between Belligerent and Hostile

What is the difference between Belligerent and Hostile?

Belligerent as a noun is a state or other armed participant in warfare while Hostile as a noun is an enemy; esp., an american indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.

Belligerent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A state or other armed participant in warfare

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Engaged in warfare, warring. Eager to go to war, warlike. Of or pertaining to war. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. Acting violently towards others.

Example sentence: Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

Hostile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly

Example sentence: I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I'm a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.

We hope you now know whether to use Belligerent or Hostile in your sentence.

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