aggression en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈɡɹɛʃən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”). By surface analysis, ag- + -gress + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression.
2019 April 28, Hagai El-Ad, “What kind of democracy deports human rights workers?”, in Yoni Molad, transl., +972 Magazine:
- (countable, uncountable) The practice or habit of launching attacks.
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(countable, uncountable) Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The decision to impose a steel and aluminum tariff is an act of aggression which makes trade war between the two pillars of the West a grim possibility.
2018, Michael Cottakis – LSE, “Colliding worlds: Donald Trump and the European Union”, in LSE's blog:
- (countable, uncountable) A desire for confrontation and often violence; an urge to physically harm something or someone.
- (countable, uncountable) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aggressions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nanoaggression · cuteness aggression · non-aggression axiom · counteraggression · cute aggression · unaggression · war of aggression · non-aggression principle · passive-aggression · overaggression · microaggression · macroaggression · aggressionism · hyperaggression · cyberaggression · aggressionist · autoaggression · antiaggression
Relateds
aggressiveness · aggressive · aggress · aggressor
Synonyms
Translations (113)
it aggressione (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · yi אַגרעסיע (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · nv hashké nídzin (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · th การรุกราน (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · af aggressie (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · lo ການຮຸກຮານ (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fa پرخاش (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · crh tecavuz (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · gv aggair (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · cmn 侵略 (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · nl agressie (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fi hyökkäys (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sv aggression (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ru агре́ссия (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · km ការឈ្លានពាន (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · fi väkivaltaisuus (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · nb aggresjon (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · pt agressão (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · eo agreso (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · tg таҷовуз (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fi väkivaltaisuus (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · ka აგრესია (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ar عِدْوَان (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · bg нападе́ние (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sh агрѐсија (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · ja 侵略 (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · de Aggression (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sk agresia (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · es agresión (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · cmn 侵略 (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · tr saldırganlık (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · de Angriff (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ru агре́ссия (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · pl agresja (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · cmn 攻擊 /攻击 (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ru агресси́вность (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · be агрэ́сія (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · oc agression (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sh agrèsija (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · da aggression (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ar عُدْوَان (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · es agresión (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ckb دەس درێژی (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · crh tecavuz (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ko 침략 (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · pt agressão (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · hy ագրեսիա (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sq agresion (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · crh tecavuz (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · lt agrèsija (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · nl agressie (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · sk agresívnosť (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · vi xâm lược (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · el επιθετικότητα (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ms pencerobohan (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ru агре́ссия (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · crh agressiya (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ro agresiune (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · bg агреси́вност (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · tg агрессия (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · lv agresija (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ko 공격 (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · hu agresszió (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · crh agressiya (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · ja 侵略 (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · hy ագրեսիա (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · gl agresión (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · it aggressione (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · ro agresiune (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · af aggressie (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sh agrèsija (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · fi hyökkäävyys (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · gd miann còmhraig (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · crh agressiya (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · km អន្តរាគមន៍ (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ko 침략 (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · de Aggression (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · sh агрѐсија (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ru нападе́ние (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · az təcavüz (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · km ការឈ្លានពាន (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · kk басқыншылық (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · sk agresivita (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · ro agresiune (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · mn түрэмгийлэл (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fa پرخاش (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · id agresi (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · th ความก้าวร้าว (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · ca agressió (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sl agresija (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · de Aggression (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · bg агре́сия (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fi hyökkäävyys (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · bg агре́сия (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · pt agressão (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · sh агрѐсија (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sk agresia (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · hy ագրեսիվություն (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · fa تَجاوُز (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fr agression (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ru нападе́ние (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · ja 攻撃 (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · fr agression (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · he תּוֹקְפָנוּת (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · it aggressione (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · el επιθετικότητα (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · fa پرخاش (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) · fr agression (the practice or habit of launching attacks) · uk агре́сія (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · sh agrèsija (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · cs agrese (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · km អធិក្រម (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) · et agressioon (act of initiating hostilities or invasion)