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Definition of Aggression
1. Noun. A disposition to behave aggressively.
Generic synonyms: Unfriendliness
2. Noun. A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack.
3. Noun. Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked.
Exact synonyms: Hostility
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Meat Grinder, Force, Violence, Pillage, Pillaging, Plundering
Derivative terms: Aggress, Hostile
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Meat Grinder, Force, Violence, Pillage, Pillaging, Plundering
Derivative terms: Aggress, Hostile
4. Noun. The act of initiating hostilities.
5. Noun. Deliberately unfriendly behavior.
Generic synonyms: Behavior, Behaviour, Conduct, Doings
Specialized synonyms: Aggravation, Irritation, Provocation, Bitchery, Bullying, Intimidation, Hell Raising, Raising Hell, Self-assertion
Specialized synonyms: Aggravation, Irritation, Provocation, Bitchery, Bullying, Intimidation, Hell Raising, Raising Hell, Self-assertion
Definition of Aggression
1. n. The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression. "Aggressions of power."
Definition of Aggression
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Medical Definition of Aggression
1. A form of behaviour which leads to self-assertion; it may arise from innate drives and/or a response to frustration; may be manifested by destructive and attacking behaviour, by covert attitudes of hostility and obstructionism, or by healthy self-expressive drive to mastery. (12 Dec 1998)