truculence
/'trʌkjuləns/ Cách viết khác : (truculency) /'trʌkjulənsi/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness: A disposition or quality characterized by being aggressively defiant, belligerent, and eager to fight or argue. It implies a fierce, savage, or harshly confrontational attitude.
Usage
- General Use: Used to describe a person's hostile, combative, or aggressively uncooperative manner or disposition.
- Formal/Descriptive Context: Often found in formal writing, political commentary, or psychological descriptions to characterize confrontational behavior.
Examples
- Noun:
- His truculence during the debate alienated potential allies.
- The manager's truculence made it difficult to resolve the workplace conflict.
- Behind his smile was a core of truculence and resentment.
Advanced Usage
- "with truculence": in a manner showing aggressive defiance.
- He answered every question with truculence, challenging the interviewer's premise.
Variants and Related Words
- Truculent (adj): Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
- The truculent customer refused to listen to any explanation.
- Truculency (n): A less common variant of "truculence," with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Belligerence: Aggressive or warlike behavior.
- Pugnacity: A desire to quarrel or fight readily.
- Aggressiveness: The quality of being prone to initiating attacks or confrontations.
- Defiance: Open resistance or bold disobedience.
Antonyms
- Meekness: The quality of being quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on.
- Compliance: The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
- Amenability: The quality of being open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- A truculent attitude: A phrase describing a consistently hostile and confrontational stance.
- His truculent attitude towards authority figures often got him into trouble.
Noun
- obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness