aggress

əˈɡrɛs

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Definition of aggress - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

conflict

Dated

initiate an attack or offensive action

Dated

The army decided to aggress at dawn.

assault

attack

besiege

quarrel

Dated

begin a quarrel or controversy with someone

Dated

He tends to aggress on minor issues.

assail

attack

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Origin of aggress

Latin, ad (to) + gradi (step)

Examples of aggress in a sentence

He chose to aggress rather than negotiate.
She might aggress if provoked.
They often aggress during debates.

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French:attaquer, provoquer, ...
German:angreifen, streiten, ...
Italian:aggredire, attaccare briga, ...
Spanish:agredir, provocar, ...
Portuguese:agredir, provocar, ...
Chinese:发起攻击, 挑衅, ...
Japanese:攻撃する, 争う, ...
Arabic:هَاجَمَ, اعْتَدى, ...
Hebrew:לִיזוֹם הַתְקָפָה, לְהִתְקִיף, ...
Russian:атаковать, начинать ссору, ...
Ukrainian:атакувати, починати сварку, ...
Hindi:हमला करना, झगड़ा करना, ...
Bengali:আক্রমণ করা, ঝগড়া করা, ...
Catalan:atacar, provocar, ...
Czech:zaútočit, napadat, ...
Danish:angribe, aggressere, ...
Dutch:aanvallen, ruziën, ...
Greek:επιτεθεί, επιτίθεμαι, ...
Hungarian:támadni, belekötni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ផ្តើមវាយប្រហារ, ចាប់ផ្តើមជម្លោះ, ...
Korean:공격하다, 시비를 걸다, ...
Persian:حمله کرد, دعوا کرد, ...
Polish:atakować, rozpoczynać kłótnię, ...
Portuguese (BR):agredir, provocar, ...
Romanian:a ataca, a provoca, ...
Swedish:anfalla, starta gräl, ...
Thai:โจมตี, เริ่มทะเลาะ, ...
Turkish:saldırmak, tartışma başlatmak, ...
Vietnamese:tấn công, khiêu khích, ...

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