Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aggression

5 senses of aggression

Sense 1
aggression -- (a disposition to behave aggressively)
       => unfriendliness -- (an unfriendly disposition)

Sense 2
aggression, aggressiveness -- (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack)
       => hostility, enmity, ill will -- (the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility")

Sense 3
aggression, hostility -- (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
       => action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")

Sense 4
aggression -- (the act of initiating hostilities)
       => combat, armed combat -- (an engagement fought between two military forces)

Sense 5
aggression -- (deliberately unfriendly behavior)
       => behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings -- (manner of acting or controlling yourself)

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