AGGRESSION


Meaning of AGGRESSION in English

ag ‧ gres ‧ sion /əˈɡreʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: aggressio , from aggredi 'to attack' , from ad- 'to' + gradi 'to step, go' ]

1 . angry or threatening behaviour or feelings that often result in fighting:

Television violence can encourage aggression in children.

aggression towards

Our dogs have never shown aggression towards other dogs.

2 . the act of attacking a country, especially when that country has not attacked first:

an unprovoked act of aggression

aggression against

Athenian aggression against Persia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.