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aggression

[uh-gresh-uhn]

noun

  1. the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like.

    The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.

    Antonyms:
  2. any offensive action, attack, or procedure; an inroad or encroachment.

    an aggression upon one's rights.

  3. the practice of making assaults or attacks; offensive action in general.

  4. Psychiatry.overt or suppressed hostility, either innate or resulting from continued frustration and directed outward or against oneself.



aggression

/ əˈɡrɛsə, əˈɡrɛʃən /

noun

  1. an attack or harmful action, esp an unprovoked attack by one country against another

  2. any offensive activity, practice, etc

    an aggression against personal liberty

  3. psychol a hostile or destructive mental attitude or behaviour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aggression

  1. Behavior that is meant to intimidate or injure an animal of the same species or of a competing species but is not predatory. Aggression may be displayed during mating rituals or to defend territory, as by the erection of fins by fish and feathers by birds.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antiaggression adjective
  • counteraggression noun
  • preaggression noun
  • aggressor noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aggression1

1605–15; < Latin ō- (stem of ō ), equivalent to aggress ( us ) ( aggress ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aggression1

C17: from Latin aggression-, from ŧ徱 to attack
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Although she had never seen any sweeps like it in scale and aggression, she said advocates were prepared.

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Solis, 50, said she believed the National Guard was deployed solely to provoke a response that would justify further aggression from federal law enforcement.

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She said she believes the National Guard was deployed solely to provoke a response and make Los Angeles look unruly to justify further aggression from federal law enforcement.

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Beginning in February, hundreds of dolphins and sea lions started washing up on California beaches, either dead or suffering neurotoxin poisoning symptoms such as aggression, lethargy and seizures.

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"That's probably why I'm such a champion for him taking over Rangers because I believe it's a style of football, with aggression, that can work in Scotland."

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