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aggress — to attack or act in a hostile way without provocation

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to attack or act in a hostile way without provocation

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈɡres/

Example Sentences

  • My cat always aggresses against the vacuum cleaner like it's an alien invader.
  • The debate team captain warned his members never to aggress during discussions.
  • When someone cuts in line, I want to aggress but I just sigh instead.

aggress

VERB

[/əˈɡres/]

to attack or act in a hostile way without provocation

The bully decides to aggress against the smaller kid on the playground.
💡 Concept

The bully decides to aggress against the smaller kid on the playground.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈɡres/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈɡres/

🌳Etymology

Prefixag--
Rootgress

Origin

From Latin 'aggressus', the past participle of 'aggredi', meaning 'to attack' or 'to go toward'. The verb combines the prefix 'ad-' (to/toward) with 'gradi' (to go/step).

Breakdown

ad- (to/toward) + gredi (to go/step) + -ss (verb form) = aggress (to attack or go toward hostilely)

🎵Rhyme

addressexpressimpressprogress
address
express
impress
progress

🔗Collocations

aggress against
aggress militarily
aggress unprovoked
aggress first
aggress verbally

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cat always aggresses against the vacuum cleaner like it's an alien invader.”

“The debate team captain warned his members never to aggress during discussions.”

😄 Fun example

“When someone cuts in line, I want to aggress but I just sigh instead.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

attackassaultinvadestrike

Antonyms

defendretreatwithdraw

Related

aggressiveaggressionaggressorprogress

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