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nounviolent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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nouna feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
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nouna disposition to behave aggressivelytype of:
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noundeliberately unfriendly behavior
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Definition that contains aggression
- beat give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- force an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- violence an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- defensive intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- oral a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
- aggro (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression
- george frost kennan United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
- preventive attack a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
- beat up give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- preventive strike a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces