NOUN | attribute | aggression | a disposition to behave aggressively |
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feeling | aggression, aggressiveness | a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack | |
act | aggression, hostility | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | |
act | aggression | the act of initiating hostilities | |
act | aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior |
Sounds | ahgreh'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A disposition to behave aggressively. | |
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Broader | unfriendliness | An unfriendly disposition |
Meaning | A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack. | |
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Synonym | aggressiveness | |
Broader | hostility, enmity, ill will | The feeling of a hostile person |
Spanish | acometividad, agresividad | |
Catalan | agressivitat |
Meaning | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked. | |
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Synonym | hostility | |
Narrower | meat grinder | Any action resulting in injury or destruction |
plundering, pillage, pillaging | The act of stealing valuable things from a place | |
violence, force | An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Spanish | agresión | |
Catalan | agressió | |
Verbs | aggress | take the initiative and go on the offensive |
Meaning | The act of initiating hostilities. | |
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Part of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
Broader | combat, armed combat | An engagement fought between two military forces |
Spanish | agresión | |
Catalan | agressió | |
Verbs | aggress | take the initiative and go on the offensive |
Meaning | deliberately unfriendly behavior. | |
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Narrower | aggravation, irritation, provocation | unfriendly behavior that causes anger / anger or resentment |
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 | |
raising hell, hell raising | making trouble just for the fun of it | |
self-assertion | The act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner | |
Broader | behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself |
Spanish | agresión | |
Catalan | agressió |
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