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aggress

noun, verb — 3 senses

aggress

noun

/əˈɡɹɛs/

Etymology From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

1

Aggression.

  • his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess.1875, anonymous author, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy: a poem:

aggress

verb

Etymology From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

1

To set upon; to attack.

2

Construed with on To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.

Derived terms
microaggress
Related terms
aggression, aggressive, aggressiveness, aggressor

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