agression

Definitions of agression
  1. noun
    a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
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    type of:
    hostilité, inimitié, malveillance
    the feeling of a hostile person
  2. noun
    the act of despoiling a country in warfare
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    type of:
    pillage
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  3. noun
    deliberately unfriendly behavior
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    exaspération, irritation
    unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
    insulte
    aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
    type of:
    comportement, conduite
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
  4. noun
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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    violence
    an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
    pillage
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    type of:
    acte, action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  5. noun
    the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
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    type of:
    viol
    a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
  6. noun
    a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    synonyms: viol
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