aggress

Definition of aggress in English English dictionary: To set upon; to attack; To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with; to make an attack against; Aggression; to make the first attack; {v} to begin violence, set upon, attack; take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"; {f} behave in an aggressive manner; commit an act of aggression; To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; with on
aggression: an unprovoked attack
aggression: {n} a setting upon with violence, an attack
Aggression: aggress
Aggression: An antisocial "behavior, the intent of which is injury to a person or destruction of an object" (Bandura, Ross & Ross, 1963, p 10)
Aggression: Any behavior where there is the intention of hurting someone, something, or oneself It is differentiated into physical, verbal, and symbolic forms Physical aggression includes hitting, biting, pushing, shaking, pinching, scratching, burning, tying up, and the like Verbal aggression, on the other hand, includes sarcasm, belittling, cursing, scapegoating, denigrating, and saying other thoughtless, unkind, cruel things to or about the person Symbolic aggression includes the use of angry or rude hand gestures or facial expressions Aggression is to be distinguished from assertiveness (See hostility; personality theory; problems with the management of hostility and aggression; the warmth dimension of parenting)
Aggression: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Aggression: a disposition to behave aggressively
Aggression: a behavior that is intended to cause harm or injury to another person
Aggression: n an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders
Aggression: any warlike act by one country against another without just cause
Aggression: acts or threats designed to cause injury
Aggression: Aggression is a physical expression of anger or frustration Aggression may take may form including hitting, kicking or biting others Back to Previous Page
Aggression: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
Aggression: Caused by fear of strangers or new situations, abuse, or rough play
Aggression: Tazermant
Aggression: The intentional infliction of injury or harm on another person
Aggression: deliberately unfriendly behavior
Aggression: A physical act or threat of action by one individual that reduces the freedom or genetic fitness of another Aggression may refer either to the behavior or to the underlying motivation (H) There are several different kinds of aggression which almost certainly involve different sorts of controlling mechanisms (a) Fear-induced aggression occurs only in cases where escape has been attempted but it not possible (b) Predatory aggression is elicited during predation (c) Male-male or inter-male aggression is specific to adult breeding males and is generally associated with guarding females (d) Irritable aggression refers to aggression resulting from frustration, deprivation or fear (e) Territorial aggression appears in defense of a territory (f) Maternal aggression appears in defense of young (g) Instrumental aggression consists of an increase in the tendency for an organism to engage in aggressive behavior when that behavior has been reinforced in the past (V)
Aggression: the act of initiating hostilities
aggression: Hostile or destructive behavior or actions
aggression: "Aggressions of power
aggression: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked deliberately unfriendly behavior the act of initiating hostilities a disposition to behave aggressively a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
aggression: The act of initiating hostilities or invasion
aggression: " violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked deliberately unfriendly behavior the act of initiating hostilities a disposition to behave aggressively a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
aggression: {i} hostile behavior; attack, offensive
aggression: Aggression is a quality of anger and determination that makes you ready to attack other people. Aggression is by no means a male-only trait. = belligerence gentleness
aggression: The practice or habit of launching attacks
aggression: The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression
aggression: Aggression is violent and attacking behaviour. The raid was an unjustifiable act of aggression

aggress

Hyphenation

ag·gress

Turkish pronunciation

ıgres

Pronunciation

/əˈgres/ /əˈɡrɛs/

Etymology

[ &-'gres ] (intransitive verb.) circa 1714. From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”) ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”) gradus (“step”); see grade.

Tenses

aggressing, aggressed

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