aggressionnoun [ U ]
uk/əˈɡreʃ.ən/us/əˈɡreʃ.ən/C1 spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something:
Some types of dog are bred for aggression.
an act of aggression
forceful playing in sport that is intended to win points
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- He is capable of outbursts of uncontrolled aggression.
- Does your dog show aggression towards any strangers or just towards men?
- You have to learn to control your aggression in order to avoid serious conflict.
- To launch a pre-emptive strike would be an act of aggression against that country.
- When a cat wags its tail, this is usually a sign of aggression.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggro
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- atrocious
- atrocity
- confrontation
- desperate
- flex your muscles idiom
- forced
- forcible
- frenzied
- gay-basher
- hostile
- running with blood idiom
- sabre-rattling
- savage
- savagely
- savagery
- steep
- steeped in blood idiom
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