Etymology
From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (to approach, address, attack).
Noun
aggression (countable and uncountable, plural aggressions)
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
Derived terms
- aggressionism
- aggressionist
- antiaggression
- autoaggression
- counteraggression
- cyberaggression
- hyperaggression
- macroaggression
- microaggression
- nanoaggression
- overaggression
- passive-aggression
- unaggression
Related terms
- aggress
- aggressive
- aggressiveness
- aggressor
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