Aggression Meaning
/əˈɡɹɛʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
nounThe practice or habit of launching attacks.
Sentence Examples
We have to defend our country from the foreign aggression.
People who are prone to aggression can be dangerous.
The research shows that computer games may cause aggression.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country was condemned by the UN for its unprovoked military ____ against the neighboring nation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog showed signs of ____ when the stranger approached the yard.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression."
— 2019 April 28, Hagai El-Ad, “What kind of democracy deports human rights workers?”, in Yoni Molad, transl., +972 Magazine:
"The decision to impose a steel and aluminum tariff is an act of aggression which makes trade war between the two pillars of the West a grim possibility."
— 2018, Michael Cottakis – LSE, “Colliding worlds: Donald Trump and the European Union”, in LSE's blog:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country was condemned by the UN for its unprovoked military ____ against the neighboring nation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog showed signs of ____ when the stranger approached the yard.