bellicism

bellicism
The policy or practice of resorting to war even when it is not necessary and is avoidable.

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  • antagonism — Synonyms and related words: abhorrence, abomination, aggression, aggressiveness, allergy, animosity, animus, annulling, antipathy, antithesis, argumentation, aversion, backlash, bad blood, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • belligerence — Synonyms and related words: aggression, aggressiveness, all out war, antagonism, antipathy, appeal to arms, argumentativeness, armed combat, armed conflict, attack, battle, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerency, bickering, bloodshed, chauvinism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • chauvinism — Synonyms and related words: Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, aggression, aggressiveness, antagonism, anti Semitism, apartheid, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, black power, black supremacy, class… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ferocity — Synonyms and related words: aggression, aggressiveness, animality, antagonism, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, beastliness, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, bestiality, bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • fight — Synonyms and related words: Olympic games, Olympics, a outrance, action, aerial combat, affray, against, aggression, aggressiveness, agonize, altercate, altercation, antagonism, antagonize, argue, argument, armored combat, avoid, bandy with,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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