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ag·gres·sion (ə gres̸h′ən)
noun
- an unprovoked attack or warlike act; specif., the use of armed force by a state in violation of its international obligations
- the practice or habit of being aggressive or quarrelsome
- Psychiatry forceful, attacking behavior, either constructively self-assertive and self-protective or destructively hostile to others or to oneself
Etymology: Fr < L aggressio: see aggress
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