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truculency

/ˈtrʌk.jʊ.lən.si/

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noun

/ˈtrʌk.jʊ.lən.si/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние агрессивной непокорности, воинственности или яростной спорности.

A noun referring to a quality or state of being aggressively defiant, belligerent, or fiercely argumentative.

uncountable

  1. Aggressive DefianceC2formal

    A quality of being aggressively defiant, hostile, or ready to fight.

    ruАгрессивная враждебность

    • His truculency during the debate alienated many listeners.
    • The prisoner's truculency made it difficult for the guards to manage him.
    • She faced the criticism with surprising truculency, refusing to back down.

    Synonymsaggressionbellicositybelligerencecombativenessdefianceferocityhostilitypugnacitysavagenesstruculence

    Antonymsamiabilitygentlenessmeekness

Forms
  • truculencies plural form
  • truculencies' possessive plural form
  • truculency's possessive singular form