aggression

noun

/əˈɡreʃn/

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[uncountable] feelings of anger and hate that may result in threatening or violent behaviour
- The research shows that computer games may cause aggression.
- Nowadays our aggression is channelled into sports.
Extra Examples
- Do toy guns encourage aggression?
- He managed to channel his aggression into sport.
- It showed no aggression towards other dogs.
- a display of naked aggression
- ways of releasing pent-up aggression
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- naked
- open
- overt
- …
… of aggression
- act
verb + aggression
- display
- exhibit
- express
- …
preposition
- aggression against
- aggression by
- aggression towards/toward
- …
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[uncountable, countable] a violent attack or threats by one person against another person or by one country against another country
- unprovoked military aggression
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
see also non-aggression
Extra Examples
- Acts of aggression against local shop owners should be reported to the police.
- Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war.
- The president announced that the country would not tolerate foreign aggressions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- naked
- open
- overt
- …
… of aggression
- act
verb + aggression
- display
- exhibit
- express
- …
preposition
- aggression against
- aggression by
- aggression towards/toward
- …
See full entry

Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘an attack’): from Latin aggressio(n-), from aggredi ‘to attack’, from ad- ‘towards’ + gradi ‘proceed, walk’.

单词	aggression
释义	aggression noun /əˈɡreʃn/ /əˈɡreʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] feelings of anger and hate that may result in threatening or violent behaviour The research shows that computer games may cause aggression. Nowadays our aggression is channelled into sports. Extra Examples Do toy guns encourage aggression? He managed to channel his aggression into sport. It showed no aggression towards other dogs. a display of naked aggression ways of releasing pent-up aggression Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective naked open overt … … of aggression act verb + aggression display exhibit express … preposition aggression against aggression by aggression towards/toward … See full entry [uncountable, countable] a violent attack or threats by one person against another person or by one country against another country unprovoked military aggression Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war see also non-aggression Extra Examples Acts of aggression against local shop owners should be reported to the police. Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war. The president announced that the country would not tolerate foreign aggressions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective naked open overt … … of aggression act verb + aggression display exhibit express … preposition aggression against aggression by aggression towards/toward … See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘an attack’): from Latin aggressio(n-), from aggredi ‘to attack’, from ad- ‘towards’ + gradi ‘proceed, walk’.
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