Aggression - English meaning

noun

Hostile or violent behaviour.

Usage examples:

Recent research has linked violent video games to increased aggressiveness in youths

noun

The quality of being likely to attack other people or animals, or to behave in a violent or angry way towards them

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There were concerns about the child's disruptiveness and aggressiveness., these dogs are bred for a…

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

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The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

verb

Make a physical attack on.

Usage examples:

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun

A physical attack.

Usage examples:

His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb

Attack someone physically or emotionally

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

The behaviour or manner of someone who wants to fight or start a war

Usage examples:

The senator brought his trademark bellicosity to his press conference in the capitol., few people w…

noun

Aggressive or warlike behaviour.

Usage examples:

Mortimer was eyeing guy with belligerence

noun

The wish to fight or argue

Usage examples:

I can't stand his belligerence., she said, with a trace of belligerence, "i'm afraid you'll be wast…

noun

The act of starting or fighting a war

Usage examples:

A spike in global oil prices could be caused by one country's belligerence.

noun

An eagerness to fight or argue

Usage examples:

He was known for his combativeness and short temper., her combativeness and agitation may have been…

abbreviation

Enclosed.

Written abbreviation for enclosed or enclosure: used in a business letter to say that one or more documents are included with the letter

Usage examples:

Enc. insurance certificate (2 copies)

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

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At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

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They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

The use of confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.

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There are signs of growing militancy among workers

noun

The fact of being active, determined, and often willing to use force

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The group has always been characterized by an uncompromising militancy., the government's actions w…

noun

The quality of wanting to start an argument or fight, or of expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

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His pugnacity and controversial business dealings had made him unpopular.

noun

The quality of wanting to start an argument or fight, or of expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

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His pugnacity and controversial business dealings had made him unpopular.

noun

The quality of being truculent (= unpleasant and likely to argue a lot)

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His good mood gradually gave way to truculence when she didn't pay him any attention., michael's tr…

noun

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

Usage examples:

Violence erupted in protest marches

noun

Extremely forceful actions that are intended to hurt people or are likely to cause damage

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Racial/ethnic/domestic violence, she was concerned about the amount of violence on television., the…

noun

Encouragement or advocacy of aggression towards other countries or groups.

Usage examples:

The newspaper was accused of warmongering

adjective

Encouraging or advocating aggression towards other countries or groups.

Usage examples:

A nation controlled by a bloodthirsty warmongering madman

noun

The act of encouraging a country to go to war or of threatening violence against another country

Usage examples:

The president was accused of warmongering., much of the world is still engaged in senseless warmong…