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Belligerence vs Invasion - What's the difference?

belligerence | invasion |

As nouns the difference between belligerence and invasion

is that belligerence is a state of being belligerent while invasion is invasion.

belligerence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a state of being belligerent
  • * {{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable. }}

    invasion

    English

    (wikipedia invasion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
  • The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
    • an invasion of mobile phones
    an invasion of bees
    an invasion of foreign tourists

    Derived terms

    * British Invasion * invasion of privacy * invasion stripes * pitch invasion

    Related terms

    * intervasion * intrusion * invade * invader * trespass