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• aggression — (n.) 1610s, unprovoked attack, from Fr. aggression (16c.), from L. aggressionem (nom. aggressio) a going to, an attack, noun of action from pp. stem of aggredi to approach; attack, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + gradi (pp. gressus) to step …   Etymology dictionary

• aggression — ag|gres|sion [əˈgreʃən] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: aggressio, from aggredi to attack , from ad to + gradi to step, go ] 1.) angry or threatening behaviour or feelings that often result in fighting ▪ Television violence can encourage …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aggression — noun Etymology: Latin aggression , aggressio attack, from aggredi to attack, from ad + gradi to step, go more at grade Date: 1611 1. a forceful action or procedure (as an unprovoked attack) especially when intended to dominate or master 2. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aggression — [17] The violent associations of aggression have developed from the much milder notion of ‘approaching’ somebody. The Latin verb aggredī ‘attack’ was based on the prefix ad ‘towards’ and gradī ‘walk’, a verb derived in its turn from the noun… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• aggression — [17] The violent associations of aggression have developed from the much milder notion of ‘approaching’ somebody. The Latin verb aggredī ‘attack’ was based on the prefix ad ‘towards’ and gradī ‘walk’, a verb derived in its turn from the noun… …   Word origins

• aggression — A domineering, forceful, or assaultive verbal or physical action toward another person as the motor component of the affects of anger, hostility, or rage. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredior, to accost, attack] * * * ag·gres·sion ə gresh ən n hostile,… …   Medical dictionary

• 2-step garage — For other types of garage music, see UK garage, US garage and garage rock. 2 step garage Stylistic origins UK garage Drum and bass Contemporary R B Cultural origins Late 1990s, London, UK Typical instruments …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …   Universalium

• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium