aggression, hostility
(noun) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
aggression
(noun) deliberately unfriendly behavior
aggression
(noun) the act of initiating hostilities
aggression
(noun) a disposition to behave aggressively
aggression, aggressiveness
(noun) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aggression (countable and uncountable, plural aggressions)
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
• nonaggression
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*gres"sion, n. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredi: cf. F. agression.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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