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   Ag·gres·sion

   /əˈɡreSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront: "his chin was jutting with aggression" Similar hostilityaggressivenessbelligerencebellicosityantagonismtruculencepugnacitypugnaciousnesscombativenessmilitancywarmongeringwarlikenesshawkishnessforceviolenceattackassaultencroachmentoffenseinvasioninfringementOpposite meekness
   • ▪ the action or an act of attacking without provocation: "he called for an end to foreign aggression against his country"
   • ▪ forceful and sometimes overly assertive pursuit of one's aims and interests: "the sheer volume and aggression of his playing" Similar confidenceself-confidenceboldnessaudacityself-assertionassertionassertivenessself-assertivenessdeterminationforcefulnessvigorenergydynamismzealOpposite diffidence

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘an attack’): from Latin aggressio(n-), from aggredi ‘to attack’, from ad- ‘towards’ + gradi ‘proceed, walk’.

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