aggressione

Definitions of aggressione
  1. noun
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
    synonyms: ostilità
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    violenza
    an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
    saccheggio, sacco, svaligiamento
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    banditismo
    the practice of plundering in gangs
    type of:
    atto, azione
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    synonyms: assalto, attacco, carica
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    carica
    an impetuous rush toward someone or something
    blitz, incursione
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
    battimento, battuta
    an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
    bombardamento
    an attack by dropping bombs
    sfondamento
    a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
    invasione
    the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
    infiltrazione
    a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
    blitz, incursione, raid, razzia, retata, scorribanda
    a sudden short attack
    bombardamento, bordata
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    fuoco di fila, raffica, salva, scarica
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    agguato, appostamento, imboscata, posta
    the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
    type of:
    azione, azione militare, operazione militare
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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