combativeness

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“A person not complying directly with something as routine as a traffic stop could indicate something is very wrong. Combativeness is very unusual.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Combativeness was part of Mr. McLaughlin’s style from the beginning.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2016

Combativeness, after all, plays into Mrs. Clinton’s campaign theme: The blue “Hillary” signs that blanket her rallies carry the slogan “Fighting for You” in big block letters.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2015

We find Combativeness behind the ear, marked Com.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

The mesmeriser then touched also the organ of Combativeness, so that three organs were in play.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various