aggress
pronunciation
How to pronounce aggress in British English:
UK [ə'gres]
How to pronounce aggress in American English:
US [ə'gres]
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- Verb:
- take the initiative and go on the offensive
Word Origin
- aggress (v.)
- "attack," 1714, back-formation from aggression, but used earlier with a sense of "approach" (1570s) and in this sense from French aggresser, from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi "to approach, attack." Related: Aggressed; aggressing.
Example
- 1. While in ghost form , you will not be able to start battles , aggress , or run .
- 2. The police have made no serious attempt to aggress these issues .
- 3. I have pressure . You have pressure too , why aggress me !
- 4. This guy is aggress vely dull .
- 5. It discussed the variance explanation on hostility , aggress , anger and revenge is35 % ~ 59 % in violence risk , while the variance explanation of subculture only9 % and 15 % .