aggression
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aggression
an unprovoked offensive, attack, or invasion; an encroachment: an aggression upon civil rights; overt or suppressed hostility
Not to be confused with:
egression – egress; a going out
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ag·gres·sion
(ə-grĕsh′ən)n.
1a. Hostile or destructive behavior or attitudes: physical aggression; verbal aggression; emotional aggression.
b. Forceful, assertive, or overbearing behavior or attitudes: the aggression of a bold advertising campaign.
2. The practice or habit of taking hostile actions or launching military attacks: imperial aggression.
3. A hostile act or military attack: aggressions that led to full-scale war.
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aggression
(əˈɡrɛʃən)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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. (Psychology) psychol a hostile or destructive mental attitude or behaviour
[C17: from Latin aggression-, from aggrēdi to attack]
aggressor n
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ag•gres•sion
(əˈgrɛʃ ən)n.
1. the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights.
2. any offensive action, attack, or procedure; an inroad or encroachment.
3. the practice of making assaults or attacks; offensive action in general.
4. hostility toward or attack upon another, whether overt, verbal, or gestural.
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Noun 1. [画像:aggression - a disposition to behave aggressively]aggression - a disposition to behave aggressively
unfriendliness - an unfriendly disposition
2. [画像:aggression - a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack]aggression - a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
3. [画像:aggression - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked]aggression - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
meat grinder - any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder"
violence, force - an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
4. [画像:aggression - the act of initiating hostilities]aggression - the act of initiating hostilities
armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces
5. aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
bitchery - aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
bullying, intimidation - the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
hell raising, raising hell - making trouble just for the fun of it
self-assertion - the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
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aggression
noun
1. hostility, malice, antagonism, antipathy, aggressiveness, ill will, belligerence, destructiveness, malevolence, pugnacity Aggression is by no means a male-only trait.
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aggression
noun1. The act of attacking:
2. Hostile behavior:
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Translations
عُدْوَان، إعْتِدَاء
agreseútok
aggression
agresija
agresszió
ágengni, árásargirni
agresia
aggression
[əˈgreʃən] N2. (= feeling) → agresividad f
aggression is not a solely masculine trait → la agresividad no es una característica únicamente masculina
aggression is not a solely masculine trait → la agresividad no es una característica únicamente masculina
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aggression
n
(= attack) → Aggression f, → Angriff m; an act of aggression → ein Angriff m, → eine aggressive Handlung
no pl → Aggression f; (= aggressiveness) → Aggressivität f; to get rid of one’s aggression → seine Aggressionen loswerden
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aggressive
(əˈgresiv) adjective ready to attack or oppose; quarrelsome. He's a most aggressive boy – he is always fighting at school. aggressief عِدَائِي، عُدْوَانِي нападателен agressivo agresivní aggressiv aggressiv επιθετικός agresivo agressiivne پرخاشگر؛ ستیزه جو aggressiivinen agressif תֹּקפָּנִי , תוֹקפָּנִי झगड़ालू agresivan agresszív, támadó, kötekedő suka menyerang árásargjarn aggressivo 攻撃的な 공격적인 agresyvus agresīvs agresif agressief aggressiv, stridbar agresywny غصه کوونکی، تیری کوونکی agressivo (în mod) agresiv арессиный agresívny napadalen agresivan ag-gressiv ก้าวร้าว saldırgan 挑釁的,好鬥的 агресивний جارح hung hăng 爱寻衅的
agˈgressively adverb aggressief بِعِدَائِيَّة، بِعُدْوانِيَّه нападателно agressivamente agresivně aggressiv aggressivt επιθετικά agresivamente agressiivselt پرخاشگرانه aggressiivisesti agressivement בְּתוֹקפָּנוּת आक्रामक रूप से agresivno erőszakosan, támadóan secara agresif hörkulega, frekjulega aggressivamente 攻撃的に 공격적으로 agresyviai agresīvi dengan agresif agressief aggressivt, stridbart agresywnie په تیری سره agressivamente agresiv агрессивно agresívne napadalno agresivno aggressivt อย่างก้าวร้าว saldırgan bir şekilde 挑釁地 агресивно جارحیت سے một cách hung hăng 爱寻衅地
agˈgressiveness noun aggressie عِدَائِيَّة، عُدْوَانِيَّة нападателност agressividade agresivita die Streitsucht aggressivitet; stridbarhed επιθετικότητα agresividad agressiivsus پرخاشگری aggressiivisuus agressivité תוקפנות आक्रामकता agresivnost erőszakosság, agresszivitás sikap agresif árásargirni, ágengni aggressività 攻撃 공격적임 agresyvumas agresivitāte sifat agresif agressiviteit aggressivitet, stridbarhet agresywność تیری agressividade agresivitate агрессивность agresivita napadalnost agresivnost aggressivitet ความก้าวร้าว saldırganlık 挑釁,好鬥 агресивність جارحیت ، زیادتی ، tính hung hăng 寻衅
agˈgression (-ʃən) noun (a feeling of) hostility. aggressie عُدْوَان، إعْتِدَاء агресия agressão agrese, útok der Angriff aggression επιθετική στάση agresión kallaletung, vaenulikkus خشونت aggressio agression תוקפנות आक्रमण agresija agresszió rasa permusuhan, serangan ágengni, árásargirni aggressione 攻撃性 공격 agresija agresija keagresifan agressie aggresjon agresja ظلم agressão agresiune агрессия agresia, útok sovražnost agresija aggression การบุกรุก saldırı, saldırganlık 侵犯 напад, агресія جوروظلم thái độ gây gổ; cuộc xâm lược 侵犯
agˈgressor noun (in a war etc) the party which attacks first. aggressor مُعْتَدِ، بَادِئ بِالعُدْوَان нападател agressor agresor, útočník der/die Angreifer(in) modstridende part; angriber επιτιθέμενος agresor kallaletungija متجاوز hyökkääjä agresseur תוקפן आक्रमणकर्ता agresor támadó penyerang árásaraðili aggressore 侵略者 공격자 agresorius agresors penyerang aanvaller angriper, angripende part napastnik تیری کوونکی agressor agresor агрессор agresor, útočník napadalec agresor angripare, angripande part ผู้รุกราน saldırgan (戰爭上的)攻擊者 агресор ظالم kẻ xâm lược 侵略者
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ag·gres·sion
n. agresión, actitud y acción hostil.
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aggression
n agresión f, hostilidad fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.