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Aggression - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aggression : (noun)
1: a disposition to behave aggressively
2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn:
aggressiveness]
3: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn:
hostility]
4: the act of initiating hostilities
5: deliberately unfriendly behavior
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aggression : \Ag*gres"sion\, n. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredi: cf. F.
agression.]
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.'' --Hallam
Syn: Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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