agresión

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aggressiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡɾeˈsjon/ [a.ɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧gre‧sión

Noun

agresión f (plural agresiones)

1. aggression (the act of initiating hostilities)
2. aggression (hostile or destructive behavior or actions)

Derived terms

• agresión sexual
• antiagresiones
• autoagresión
• principio de no agresión

Related terms

• agredir
• agresivo
• agresor

Further reading

• “agresión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10