Hawkishness

/ˈhɔːkɪʃnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being hawkish; aggressive or militant attitude or approach.

Etymology

From 'hawkish' + '-ness' (noun-forming suffix for abstract qualities). Emerged in the 1950s-60s during Cold War political debates to describe the degree or intensity of aggressive foreign policy preference.

Kelly Says

Psychologists have actually studied whether people labeled 'hawkish' really do think more aggressively in other domains—the word carries so much cultural weight that it shapes how we categorize not just foreign policy, but entire personalities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
ARالعربية
طبع حاد
tab-ee-h-a-d
BNবাংলা
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
CACatalà
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
CSČeština
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
DADansk
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
DEDeutsch
Falkenhaltung
fal-ken-hal-tung
ELΕλληνικά
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
ESEspañol
soberbia
soh-BREH-thee
FAفارسی
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
FISuomi
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
FRFrançais
esprit guerrier
es-pree gehr-yee-ay
GUGU
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
HAHA
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
HEעברית
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
HIहिन्दी
राक्षसी
raak-shee
HUMagyar
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
sifat elang
see-fat elang
IGIG
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haw-kish-nes
ITItaliano
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haw-kish-nes
JA日本語
鷹派
taka-ha
KKKK
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
KMKM
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haw-kish-nes
KO한국어
매사에 날카로운
maesa-e nal-ka-ro-un
MRMR
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
MSBahasa Melayu
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haw-kish-nes
MYမြန်မာ
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
NLNederlands
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
NONorsk
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
PAPA
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haw-kish-nes
PLPolski
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haw-kish-nes
PTPortuguês
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haw-kish-nes
RORomână
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
RUРусский
ястребиный
yas-tre-bi-nyy
SVSvenska
hawkishness
haw-kish-nes
SWKiswahili
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haw-kish-nes
TAதமிழ்
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
TEతెలుగు
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
THไทย
ความดุร้าย
kwahm doo-rai
TLTL
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
TRTürkçe
şahin ruhu
shah-in ruh-oo
UKУкраїнська
соколине
so-ko-line
URاردو
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
VITiếng Việt
tính hung hăng
tinh hung hang
YOYO
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes
ZH中文
鹰派
yīng pài
ZUZU
hawkiness
haw-kish-nes

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