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Belligerent vs Furious - What's the difference?

belligerent | furious |

As adjectives the difference between belligerent and furious

is that belligerent is engaged in warfare, warring while furious is transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.

As a noun belligerent

is a state or other armed participant in warfare.

belligerent

English

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * (eager to fight) aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

    Derived terms

    * belligerently * cobelligerent

    Related terms

    * bellicose * belligerence * belligerency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare
    • The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents .

    See also

    * warmonger ----

    furious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.
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  • Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

    • Derived terms

    * fast and furious * furiousness