English noun: aggression |
1. | aggression (attribute) a disposition to behave aggressively |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unfriendliness |
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2. | aggression (feeling) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack |
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| Synonyms | aggressiveness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enmity, hostility, ill will |
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3. | aggression (act) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked |
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| Synonyms | hostility |
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| Broader (hypernym) | action |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | force, meat grinder, pillage, pillaging, plundering, violence |
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4. | aggression (act) the act of initiating hostilities |
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| Broader (hypernym) | armed combat, combat |
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| Part meronym | war, warfare |
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5. | aggression (act) deliberately unfriendly behavior |
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| Broader (hypernym) | behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aggravation, bitchery, bullying, hell raising, intimidation, irritation, provocation, raising hell, self-assertion |
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