Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Aggression is showing readiness to attack or confront, demonstrating bold and forceful behavior.
Aggression
/əˈɡreʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
They have no problem with clubbing that aggression out of us.
Red Caps view eye contact as a form aggression.
This aggression of a military imperialism had to be faced valiantly.
Etymology:
The word aggression derives from the Latin aggressio, meaning an attack, from aggredi meaning to go to; to approach. The prefix ad- means to and gredi means to step.
Usage Statistics:
123 mentions per 1 million words 
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