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Aggression meaning
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion. | The practice or habit of launching attacks. | Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
Synonyms of Aggression
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Don't respond to aggression with aggression.
The Iranian spokesman referred to repeated Israeli acts of aggression against Syria’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which he said are taking place simultaneously with the regime’s genocide in Gaza and its aggression against Lebanon.
Excessive alcohol consumption has also been linked to increased sexual aggression, and a found that consuming alcohol at “drinking venues,” such as bars and fraternity parties, made sexual aggression more likely regardless of how much someone drinks.
He notes that Corbyn gives the impression he opposes only western military aggression, not aggression from our enemies.
If you're concerned about Russian aggression, if you're concerned about military adventurism by Putin, the very best thing we can do is deprive him of the resources to fuel that military aggression.
A bee colony exposed to an environment of high threat of predation did not show increased aggression and aggressive-like gene expression patterns in individual bees, but decreased aggression.
Aggression Moose are not usually aggressive towards humans, but can be provoked or frightened to behave with aggression.
A study showed that social anxiety and stress was positively correlated with aggression in males, meaning as stress and social anxiety increases so does aggression.
At the 1937 elections, both political parties advocated increased defence spending, in the context of increased Japanese aggression in China and Germany's aggression in Europe.
From this view, rather than concepts such as assertiveness, aggression, violence and criminal violence existing as distinct constructs, they exist instead along a continuum with moderate levels of aggression being most adaptive.
Gonadal steroids generally regulate aggression during the breeding season, but non-gonadal steroids may regulate aggression during the non-breeding season.
However, it may be that proactive aggression is associated with low cortisol levels while reactive aggression may be accompanied by elevated levels.
If we gain power through aggression we would have to keep it through aggression.
Signatories would not be able to join other military alliances or other groups of states, while aggression against one signatory would be perceived as an aggression against all.
Some findings suggest that early aggression does not necessarily lead to aggression later on, however, although the course through early childhood is an important predictor of outcomes in middle childhood.
Under instruction from Washington, Harriman replied that the US would explore the possibility of a non-aggression pact in good faith, but indicated that while a test ban could be quickly completed, a non-aggression pact would require lengthy discussions.
Whether a coercive or violent method of social control is perceived as aggression – or as legitimate versus illegitimate aggression – depends on the position of the relevant parties in relation to the social order of their culture.
Workplace bullying, aggression and violence main I/O psychology and I/O psychologists are also concerned with the related topics of workplace bullying, aggression and violence.
A bill supporter, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., cited its “critical investments to help our communities” and combat Russian aggression against Ukraine.
A condition known as delirium tremens — or DTs — involves agitation, aggression, confusion, trembling, sweating, nausea, vomiting and delusions.