Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
aggression, aggressiveness — ◘ Aggression in U.S. pays off for Tilling Group (Times headline). Aggression always denotes hostility, which was not intended here. The writer of the headline meant to suggest only that the company had taken a determined and enterprising… … Dictionary of troublesome word
aggression — n. attack 1) to commit aggression against 2) to repel, repulse aggression 3) armed; brazen, naked, outright, stark, unprovoked aggression aggressiveness 4) to manifest aggression 5) to control, stifle aggression 6) deep seated, hidden, deep… … Combinatory dictionary
aggression — , aggressiveness Aggression always denotes hostility. Aggressiveness can denote hostility or merely boldness … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
aggression — I noun aggressiveness, antagonism, assault, attack, beleaguerment, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, besiegement, combativeness, contentiousness, drive, enterprise, fight, foray, hostility, hustle, illapse, incursion, infringement,… … Law dictionary
aggression — [n1] attack, often military assailment, assault, blitz, blitzkrieg, encroachment, injury, invasion, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, push, raid; concepts 86,320 aggression [n2] hostile or forceful behavior, attitude aggressiveness,… … New thesaurus
Aggression — Aggressive redirects here. For other uses, see Aggressive (disambiguation). For other uses, see Aggression (disambiguation). In psychology, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same … Wikipedia
aggression — noun 1) an act of aggression Syn: hostility, aggressiveness, belligerence, bellicosity, force, violence; pugnacity, pugnaciousness, militancy, warmongering; attack, assault 2) he played the game with unceasing aggression Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
aggression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. offense, attack, war, invasion; belligerence. See contention.Ant., pacification. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An attack] Syn. offensive, assault, invasion; see attack 1 . 2. [Aggressive behavior] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
aggressiveness — aggressive ► ADJECTIVE 1) characterized by or resulting from aggression. 2) unduly forceful. DERIVATIVES aggressively adverb aggressiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Aggressiveness — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
