aggression

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This aggression is an effect of the U.S. military-industrial complex.

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  1. noun The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
  2. noun The practice or habit of launching attacks.
  3. noun Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.

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  • We can now analyze with some right complex behaviors such as aggression, altruism, parental care, mate choice, and foraging patterns. —  Omni: June 1993
  • This aggression is an effect of the U.S. military-industrial complex. —  CounterPunch
  • I think his aggression will be his worst enemy for this fight. —  Doghouse Boxing News
  • President Bush is balls-out defending Israel's continued aggression, which is hardly a surprise, since for him to do otherwise would be to challenge the core tenet of the Bush Doctrine. —  Poplicks.com
  • As Al Alvarez summarizes Brunson's advice in The Biggest Game in Town (1983): "the message is clear: aggression, aggression, aggression." —  Hard-Boiled Poker
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oppression ·  hostility ·  violence ·  brutality ·  invasion ·  domination ·  outrage ·  greed ·  arrogance ·  jealousy ·  bloodshed ·  rebellion
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. from French aggression, attack, now agression, from Latin aggressio(n-), from aggredi, adgredi: see aggress, v.
 

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