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UK [əˈɡreʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable]
1) an angry feeling that makes you want to attack or defeat someone else
show/express/display aggression:

Boys usually express their aggression by hitting each other.

aggression towards:

So far they had shown no aggression towards him.

2)
a) a situation in which one country attacks another

We shall unite to defend ourselves against aggression.

aggression against:

The statement condemned the country's brutal aggression against its neighbour.

act of aggression:

an act of unprovoked aggression (= there was no reason for it)

b) a situation in which someone attacks another person
aggression against:

Aggression against the supporters of rival teams is on the increase.

physical/verbal aggression:

Many of them had been victims of physical aggression.


English dictionary. 2014.

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