aggressionag‧gres‧sion /əˈɡreʃən/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
Television violence can encourage aggression in children.aggression towards Our dogs have never shown aggression towards other dogs.2the act of attacking a country, especially when that country has not attacked first: an unprovoked act of aggressionaggression against Athenian aggression against Persia
WORD ORIGINaggression
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin aggressio, from aggredi ‘to attack’, from ad- ‘to’ + gradi ‘to step, go’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- another example of communist aggression
- Any eastward expansion would be regarded by the government as an act of aggression.
- As our older generation knows from experience, unchecked aggression against a small nation is a prelude to international disaster.
- In a prison, drugs sometimes have to be used to control aggression.
- Some people think that aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat.
- Textbooks tend to ignore past military aggressions.
- The invasion was condemned as 'blatant aggression' by the British Prime Minister.
- The President promised to use all his powers to prevent further aggression.
- A society of families both constrains male aggressions and channels them toward the protection and support of family and society.
- He played in an ecstasy of sweat and aggression.
- Individual and group exercise programmes promote mobility and confidence, helping to diffuse anxiety and aggression.
- She said Scott never turned his aggression on her.
- Teenagers often make inappropriate responses to conflicts such as aggression, withdrawing, sulking, tantrums or destructive behaviour.
- They have begun to show aggression to each other.
Longman Language Activatora military attack
when a military force attacks a place or country, using weapons, aircraft, soldiers etc: · The attack began at dawn.· The caller warned that the attacks will continue until the demands are met.attack on: · missile attacks on civilian targetsnaval/air/artillery/terrorist etc attack: · The city is exposed and vulnerable to air attack.· Eleven people were injured in a rocket attack on Sunday night.launch/mount an attack: · International terrorists have mounted an attack aimed at disrupting the huge tourist industry here.go on the attack (=start to attack someone or something): · To my horror, the soldiers went on the attack, killing men, women and children indiscriminately.
when an army from one country enters another country and tries to control it: · The fear of an invasion by rebels is always present.foreign/military etc invasion: · Some analysts fear that increasing desperation could lead to a military invasion of the country's southern neighbors.· the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
a short quick attack by a group of soldiers, planes, or ships on a place that belongs to an enemy: military/bombing/aerial etc raid: · He led a commando raid in the desert.· a surprise raid · NATO bombing raidsair raid (=one carried out by planes dropping bombs): · Some of the most beautiful architecture in the city was destroyed in the air raids.· air-raid sirensraid on/against: · Sixty people are thought to have been killed in the raid on the village just west of the capital.· John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry· As a teenager, he was involved in a raid against a village of Omaha Indians.
a sudden attack by a group of soldiers who have been hiding and waiting for someone: be killed/shot etc in an ambush: · Six or seven of the passengers were killed in an ambush on the narrowest part of the road.lie/wait in ambush (=wait in order to ambush): · They moved slowly, knowing that in the next clump of trees enemy soldiers might be lying in ambush.
a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy: aerial/military/naval etc assault: · a massive armed assault on the cityassault on/against: · Only a successful assault on the rebels' headquarters could have ended the civil war.
a sudden attack, especially one from the air, using bombs: · The rebels launched a retaliatory strike.air/nuclear/missile etc strike: · The bomb strike took place on a camp near Krek. · nuclear strike capability
a planned attack involving large forces and often taking place over several weeks or months, especially as part of a plan to win a war: military/nuclear/air etc offensive: · The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.· The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.launch/mount an offensive: · Government troops launched an offensive against UNITA positions in the north. offensive on/against: · The President announced a counter-offensive on the rebels.
the act of attacking a country, especially when that country has not attacked first - used especially in political contexts: · The invasion was condemned as 'blatant aggression' by the British Prime Minister.· The President promised to use all his powers to prevent further aggression.armed/foreign/military etc agression: · another example of communist aggressionaggression against: · As our older generation knows from experience, unchecked aggression against a small nation is a prelude to international disaster.an act of aggression: · Any eastward expansion would be regarded by the government as an act of aggression.
violent behaviour fighting, killing, and other violent behaviour: · In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom.· complaints about sex and violence on TVviolence against: · The statistics show that male violence against women is widespread.
angry feelings or behaviour that often results in fighting: · In a prison, drugs sometimes have to be used to control aggression. aggression in: · Some people think that aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat.aggression towards/toward: · Low-ranking male chimpanzees eat with the dominant females, who show no aggresssion towards them.
deliberately cruel and violent behaviour that shows no pity for the person who is injured or killed: · Civil rights activists were appalled by the brutality of the police.mindless brutality (=used to emphasize that there is no good reason for a violent action): · The killings were an act of mindless brutality.
extreme and uncontrolled violence in which people are attacked and killed: · Thompson condemned the murder as 'an appalling attack of savagery'.· The book tells of the boys' rapid descent into savagery, and the use of torture and terror.
extreme violence in fighting or in attacking someone: · Further attacks escalated rapidly in extent and ferocity.the ferocity of something: · The knife had snapped in two from the ferocity of the attack.· The ferocity of the piranha fish has made it famous.
violent action, used in order to make someone do something: · We want to end the demonstration without force.use force: · The police do not use force when arresting people unless it's absolutely necessary.by force (=using force): · Her husband tried to get the children back by force.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an unprovoked act of aggressionCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The countries will come together next week to sign a new non-aggression treaty.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
an unprovoked act of aggression· Incidents of sexual harassment and acts of violence against women were on the increase.
· Anyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.
The countries will come together next week to sign a new non-aggression treaty.· Eisenhower and Dulles saw such an outcome as a victory for Communist aggression and a failure of containment.· Kennedy wanted to be able to respond to Communist aggression at any level.
· It includes innate male aggression and, as recognised by some ethologists, an emphasis on instinctive territoriality.· A society of families both constrains male aggressions and channels them toward the protection and support of family and society.· The role of women in fomenting male aggression is, I now believe, marginal, even irrelevant.
· With their banshee wails, squalling guitars and naked aggression, they are baring their souls and they are angry.
· Verbal aggression is more likely to occur than physical aggression in groups whose members come from middle- or upper-income families.· A solid majority shows strong correlation with disrespectful behavior, verbal abuse and physical aggression.· Lower income groups use more physical aggression.
VERB· Some of their non-verbal behaviour is different, and they display less aggression.· Alas, the streets are full of Czech drivers intent on displaying maximum aggression.
· She greeted him as usual, showing not the slightest aggression.· It sometimes happens that yearling or two-year-old colts show signs of aggression, and treat people like an inferior horse.· New emotions were beginning to show, notably aggression and fear of suffocation.· They have begun to show aggression to each other.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1angry or threatening behaviour or feelings that often result in fighting: - Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.
- Minimal displays of aggression towards us are usually best ignored.
- Mountain goats are unusual in that mild displays of aggression are especially frequent.
- Such a display of emotions was horrifying.
- And that's the naked truth Yes that's the naked truth.
- Lonrho itself is authority for the view that pursuit of naked self-interest by criminal means can never amount to conspiracy.
- Revealed ... the naked truth about Paul McCartney.
- The aristocracy of this period has been castigated for its naked self-interest and expediency.
- With their banshee wails, squalling guitars and naked aggression, they are baring their souls and they are angry.
Television violence can encourage aggression in children.aggression towards Our dogs have never shown aggression towards other dogs.2the act of attacking a country, especially when that country has not attacked first: an unprovoked act of aggressionaggression against Athenian aggression against Persia