AGGRESSION


Meaning of AGGRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈgre-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin aggression-, aggressio attack, from aggredi to attack, from ad- + gradi to step, go — more at grade

Date: 1611

1. : a forceful action or procedure (as an unprovoked attack) especially when intended to dominate or master

2. : the practice of making attacks or encroachments ; especially : unprovoked violation by one country of the territorial integrity of another

3. : hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook especially when caused by frustration

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.