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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ag•gres•sion /əˈgrɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the action of making unprovoked assaults or attacks against another, esp. so as to dominate.
- Psychologyhostility toward or attack upon another, whether in words or in gestures or other acts:The panhandler's aggression frightened the passersby.
ag•gres•sor /əˈgrɛsɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]See -gress-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ag•gres•sion (ə gresh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights;
an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like:The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression. - any offensive action, attack, or procedure;
an inroad or encroachment:an aggression upon one's rights. - the practice of making assaults or attacks;
offensive action in general. - Psychiatryovert or suppressed hostility, either innate or resulting from continued frustration and directed outward or against oneself.
- Latin aggressiōn- (stem of aggressiō), equivalent. to aggress(us) (see aggress) + -iōn- -ion
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged peacefulness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aggression /əˈɡrɛʃən/ n - an attack or harmful action, esp an unprovoked attack by one country against another
- any offensive activity, practice, etc
- a hostile or destructive mental attitude or behaviour
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aggression-, from aggrēdi to attackaggressor /əˈɡrɛsə/ n |