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Toughness vs Belligerence - What's the difference?

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Toughness is a related term of belligerence.


As nouns the difference between toughness and belligerence

is that toughness is (uncountable) the state of being tough while belligerence is a state of being belligerent.

toughness

Noun

(es)
  • (uncountable) The state of being tough
  • (physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed
  • A formidable difficulty
  • Derived terms

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    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. }}