English Explanatory Dictionary

aggression

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
  2. The practice or habit of launching attacks.
  3. Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
  4. The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡɹɛʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aggression.wav

Word forms

aggression aggressions

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”). By surface analysis, ag- + -gress + -ion.

Antonyms

nonaggression

Related words

aggress aggressive aggressiveness aggressor

Derived words

aggressionism aggressionist antiaggression autoaggression counteraggression cute aggression cyberaggression hyperaggression macroaggression microaggression nanoaggression non-aggression axiom non-aggression principle overaggression passive-aggression unaggression war of aggression
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