truculence

truculence
    n 1: obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: {truculence},
         {truculency}]
    

Truculence \Tru"cu*lence\, Truculency \Tru"cu*len*cy\, n. [L.
   truculentia.]
   The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of
   manners; ferociousness.
   [1913 Webster]
    

74 Moby Thesaurus words for "truculence":
      abruptness, aggression, aggressiveness, animality, antagonism,
      atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, bearishness, beastliness,
      bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, bestiality,
      bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst, bloodthirstiness,
      bloody-mindedness, bluntness, boorishness, brashness, brusqueness,
      brusquerie, brutality, brutalness, brutishness, cannibalism,
      chauvinism, churlishness, combativeness, contentiousness,
      cruelness, cruelty, crustiness, curtness, ferociousness, ferocity,
      fiendishness, fierceness, fight, gruffness, harshness, hostility,
      inhumaneness, inhumanity, jingoism, martialism, militancy,
      militarism, nastiness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness,
      roughness, ruthlessness, saber rattling, sadism, sadistic cruelty,
      sanguineousness, savagery, severity, sharpness, shortness,
      surliness, unfriendliness, unpeacefulness, vandalism, viciousness,
      violence, wanton cruelty, warmongering, warpath