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German word
Aggression
Pronunciation
IPA/agʁɛˈsi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounaggression
Example
Man spürt seine Aggression in der Stimme.
You can sense his aggression in his voice.
More examples
Er kämpft mit seiner unterdrückten Aggression.
He struggles with his suppressed aggression.
Core concept
A clenched inner force presses outward through hostile words or an attempted attack.
Common phrases
unterdrückte Aggression
suppressed aggression
aufgestaute Aggression
pent-up aggression
Aggression zeigen
show aggression
Similar words
Aggressivität: A tendency to behave in an aggressive or confrontational way.
Feindseligkeit: Strong hostility or ill will toward another person.
Angriff: An attack carried out through physical action or words.
Gewalt: Physical force used to harm another person.
Definition in German
Aggression bezeichnet eine innere Bereitschaft zu Angriffen oder feindlichem Verhalten, auch verbal ausgeprägt.
Word origin
German Aggression comes through French and other modern European languages from Latin aggressio, related to aggredi, meaning to approach or attack.
Usage tips
- Aggression is feminine, so the forms are die Aggression and plural die Aggressionen.
Other meanings
- attacknoun
- hostilitynoun
Opposites
- Selbstbeherrschungself-controlnoun
- Friedfertigkeitpeacefulnessnoun
Related words
- aggressivaggressiveadjective
- Aggressivitätaggressivenessnoun
- Aggressionsbewältigungaggression managementnoun