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Behaviour vs Bellicism - What's the difference?

behaviour | bellicism |

As nouns the difference between behaviour and bellicism

is that behaviour is the way a living creature behaves or acts while bellicism is an inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.

behaviour

English

Alternative forms

* (US) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The way a living creature behaves or acts.
    • She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
  • * 2014 , A teacher, " Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
    • Teachers will probably be on their best behaviour for your visit – but don't be upset if they don't even notice you; they've got enough going on.
  • The way a device or system operates.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "behaviour" include: human, animal, physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, organizational, corporate, social, collective, parental, interpersonal, sexual, criminal, appropriate, inappropriate, correct, incorrect, right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, poor, ethical, unethical, moral, immoral, responsible, irresponsible, normal, odd, deviant, abnormal, violent, abusive, aggressive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive.

    Related terms

    * behave * behaved * behavioural * behaviouralism * behaviouralist * behaviourism * behaviourist * behaviouristic * behaviour pattern * behavioural science

    Derived terms

    * human behaviour

    bellicism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
  • *1962 , , The Causes of Wars , p. 271:
  • *:One cannot understand the causes of the First World War unless one appreciates the degree of bellicism in European society at that time, especially in Central Europe […].
  • *2003 , Timothy Patrick Jackson, The Priority of Love , p. 126:
  • *:Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism .
  • *2012 , (Christopher Clark), The Sleepwalkers , Penguin 2013, p. 295:
  • *:Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

    • Related terms

    *bellicist *bellicose

    Synonyms

    *militarism

    Antonyms

    *pacifism

    See also

    *possessionism *supremacistic *territorialist *governmentism *supervisionist *powerism *imperialistic *apartheidism *bloodthirster

    References

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bellicism