aggression

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈɡɹɛʃən/ === Noun === aggression (countable and uncountable, plural aggressions) The act of initiating hostilities or invasion. The practice or habit of launching attacks. Hostile or destructive behavior or actions. (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; coercion. ==== Antonyms ==== nonaggression ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aggress aggressive aggressiveness aggressor ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== aggression on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “aggression”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aggression”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Danish == === Etymology === From French agression, from Latin aggressio. === Noun === aggression c (singular definite aggressionen, plural indefinite aggressioner) aggression ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “aggression” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Noun === aggression genitive singular of aggressio