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We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.
Franklin Pierce Adams

Meaning of "aggression" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGGRESSION

From Latin aggression-, from aggrēdi to attack.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AGGRESSION

aggression  [əˈɡrɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGGRESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aggression is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGGRESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aggression

Aggression

Aggression is overt, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other unpleasantness upon another individual. It is a virtually universal behavior among animals. It may occur either in retaliation or without provocation. In humans, frustration due to blocked goals can cause aggression. Submissiveness may be viewed as the opposite of aggressiveness. In definitions commonly employed in the social sciences and behavioral sciences, aggression is a response by an individual that delivers something unpleasant to another person. Some definitions include that the individual must intend to harm another person. Predatory or defensive behavior between members of different species may not be considered aggression in the same sense. Aggression can take a variety of forms which may be expressed physically or communicated verbally or non-verbally: including anti-predator aggression, defensive aggression, predatory aggression, dominance aggression, inter-male...

Definition of aggression in the English dictionary

The first definition of aggression in the dictionary is an attack or harmful action, esp an unprovoked attack by one country against another. Other definition of aggression is any offensive activity, practice, etc. Aggression is also a hostile or destructive mental attitude or behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGGRESSION


antiaggression
ˌæntɪəˈɡrɛʃən
carburetion
ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛʃən
compression
kəmˈprɛʃən
degression
dɪˈɡrɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
digression
daɪˈɡrɛʃən
discretion
dɪˈskrɛʃən
expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃən
freshen
ˈfrɛʃən
immunosuppression
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
indiscretion
ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃən
introgression
ˌɪntrəˈɡrɛʃən
nonaggression
ˌnɒnəˈɡrɛʃən
oppression
əˈprɛʃən
progression
prəˈɡrɛʃən
regression
rɪˈɡrɛʃən
retrogression
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛʃən
suppression
səˈprɛʃən
transgression
trænzˈɡrɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGGRESSION

aggregate
aggregate demand
aggregate score
aggregate supply
aggregate value
aggregately
aggregateness
aggregation
aggregational
aggregative
aggregatively
aggregator
aggress
aggressive
aggressive accountancy
aggressively
aggressiveness
aggressivity
aggressor
aggri

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGGRESSION

accession
admission
commission
compassion
confession
conversion
discussion
emission
mission
obsession
passion
percussion
permission
possession
pression
profession
recession
session
submission
succession
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of aggression in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGGRESSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aggression» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aggression

Translation of «aggression» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGGRESSION

Find out the translation of aggression to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aggression from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aggression» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

攻击性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agresión
570 millions of speakers

English

aggression
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आक्रामकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العدوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агрессия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencerobohan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aggression
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

攻撃性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공격성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agresi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xâm lăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आगळीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saldırganlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aggressività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agresja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агресія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agresiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιθετικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aggressie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aggression
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aggresjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aggression

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRESSION»

The term «aggression» is very widely used and occupies the 20.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRESSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aggression» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aggression» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aggression

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10 QUOTES WITH «AGGRESSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aggression.
1
Franklin Pierce Adams
We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.
2
Roger Bannister
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.
3
James F. Byrnes
Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than Germany. They should not be expected by Germany to bear, unaided, the major costs of Nazi aggression.
4
Emanuel Celler
Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States.
5
Mark David Chapman
I've pent up all my aggression, kept swallowing it and swallowing it.
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Paul Cook
The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies.
7
Eliza Coupe
My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.
8
Stafford Cripps
India has indeed a great and free future before her, in which she can make her special contribution to the well-being of mankind. The first and indispensable part of that contribution is to work with the United Nations for the defeat of fascism and of brutal aggression.
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Katherine Dunn
Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical aggression as men is anecdotal. And as with men, this capacity has expressed itself in acts from the brave to the brutal, the selfless to the senseless.
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Katherine Dunn
In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget that the human capacity for aggression is more than a monstrous defect, that it is also a crucial survival tool.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGGRESSION»

Discover the use of aggression in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aggression and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Aggression
Hugely controversial on publication, this is an insightful and characteristically entertaining survey of animal behaviour and the evolution of aggression throughout the animal world.
Konrad Lorenz, 2005
2
Developmental Origins of Aggression
"Offering the first comprehensive analysis of this topic in over 30 years, this book is sure to fuel discussion and debate among researchers, practitioners, and students in developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, child and ...
Richard Ernest Tremblay, Willard W. Hartup, John Archer, 2005
3
Human Aggression
This revised edition includes new chapters on the development of aggression, biological bases of aggressive behavior, and aggression in natural settings; and extensive updates of the theory and research covered in the first edition.
Robert A. Baron, Deborah R. Richardson, 2004
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War, Aggression and Self-Defence
With many segments having been rewritten to reflect recent State practice, this book remains a wide-ranging and highly readable introduction to the legal issues surrounding war and self-defence.
Yoram Dinstein, 2011
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Overcoming Passive-Aggression: How to Stop Hidden Anger from ...
In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger.
Tim Murphy Ph.D., Loriann Oberlin, 2013
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Human Aggression: Theories, Research, and Implications for ...
The book also provides a comprehensive review of theory and methodology in the study of aggression.
Russell G. Geen, Edward D. Donnerstein, 1998
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Aggression Replacement Training: A Comprehensive ...
Rev. ed. of: Aggression replacement training: a comprehensive intervention for aggressive youth / Arnold P. Goldstein, Barry Glick, John C. Gibbs. Rev. ed. c1998.
Barry Glick, John C. Gibbs, 2011
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Aggression in Personality Disorders and Perversions
Dr. Otto Kernberg, the internationally renowned psychoanalytic theorist and clinician, here examines the factors affecting the success and failure of sexual love in couples, from adolescence to old age.
Otto F. Kernberg, 1995
9
Media Violence and its Effect on Aggression: Assessing the ...
Freedman argues that scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence causes aggression in children or in anyone else. A provocative challenge to the accepted norms in media studies and psychology.
Jonathan L. Freedman, 2002
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Aggression: Individual Differences, Alcohol And Benzodiazepines
This book describes a body of research examining the conditions under which the behavioural, affective and physiological components of aggression are elicited.
Alyson Bond, Malcolm Lader, Jose da Silveira, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGGRESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aggression is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Vibrant' Virat Kohli has the quality to match his aggression, says Viv …
I believe if you are showing passion and aggression on the field, you should have the game quality to match that. Virat has the quality. He can ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Records on Japan's aggression in China donated
Historical documents about Japanese aggression during World War II go on display at an exhibition at the Overseas Chinese History Museum ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
3
Indian aggression on Working Boundary, Rangers silence enemy …
SIALKOT: (Dunya News) – Indian aggression was once again countered on Sunday by Pakistan Rangers and the enemy guns were silenced ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
4
UN Envoy Arrives in Yemen as Saudi Aggression Continues
Meanwhile, the brutal Saudi aggression on the Arab impoverished country continued, with Saudi-led warplanes bombed several areas across ... «Al-Manar TV, Jul 15»
5
Act Of Aggression Strikes Worldwide On September 2nd
Focus Home Interactive has announced that Eugen Systems' upcoming RTS, Act of Aggression, will be exploding onto PC come September ... «Game Debate, Jul 15»
6
Iranian Official Urges UN Action to End Aggression on Yemen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian human rights official called on the United Nations to take measures to bring an immediate halt to the ... «Tasnim News Agency, Jul 15»
7
Maduro Denounces Guyana “Aggression” against Venezuela
“This Monday I will report with details, with precise information, about all this aggression being launched against the homeland,” Maduro said at a promotion ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Muguruza's aggression too much for Kerber
Muguruza's aggression too much for Kerber. Spain's Garbine Muguruza puts out the No.10 seed, Angelique Kerber, with a resilient display in a ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
9
Diane Francis: Kravchuk says Ukraine still fighting Western …
“They claim this is about Russian volunteers, but it's a true military aggression by the Russian military. I'm amazed officials in Western countries ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
10
Militant aggression: 226 from Pakistan ready to cross over into …
The statement by Lt General Singh is yet another confirmation of the fact that Pakistan has increased its aggression and they do not appear to ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Aggression [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/aggression>. May 2024 ».
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