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aggress

  • /əˈɡɹɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

Where it comes from

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.

noun

  1. uncountable Aggression. his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess.

verb aggresses · aggressing · aggressed

  1. transitive To set upon; to attack.
  2. intransitive, 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.

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@misc{aggress_2026,
  title = {aggress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aggress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}