agresión

Definitions of agresión
  1. noun
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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    fuerza, violencia
    an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
    pillaje, saqueo
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    bandidaje, bandolerismo
    the practice of plundering in gangs
    violación
    the act of despoiling a country in warfare
    despojo, expoliación, expolio
    the act of stripping and taking by force
    devastación
    plundering with excessive damage and destruction
    depredación, predación
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
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    acción, hecho
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    deliberately unfriendly behavior
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    provocación
    unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
    putería
    aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
    amenazas, coacción, intimidación, matonismo
    the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
    follones
    (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression
    alfilerazo, befa, befo, burla, chufleta, dicterio, escarnio, estaca, improperio, insulto, mofa, pulla, rehilete, vareta, vejamen
    aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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    actuación, comportamiento, conducta
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
  3. noun
    the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
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    degeneración
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  4. noun
    a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, crisis, embestida
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    pizca, poquito
    a slight attack of illness
    apoplejía
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    ataque de histeria, ataque de risa, histerismo
    an attack of hysteria
    ataque al corazón, infarto
    a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
    convulsión, encaje, paroxismo, pataleta
    violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
    trombosis
    the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
  5. noun
    close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
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    batalla
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  6. noun
    strong criticism
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
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    crítica, reproche
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  7. noun
    an offensive move in a sport or game
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
  8. noun
    a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
    synonyms: acometida, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
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    asalto, atraco, sirla
    assault with intent to rob
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    raid
    the act of attacking
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