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aggress

/əˈɡɹɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
aggress
IPA
/əˈɡɹɛs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aggression.

Uncountable

verb

To set upon; to attack.

Transitive verb

verb

To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

Usage

Inflected Forms

aggresses (present, singular) aggressing (participle, present) aggressed (participle, past) aggressed (past)

Derived Forms

microaggress

Frequently Paired Words

aggression aggressive aggressiveness aggressor

Synonyms

attack

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

How do you pronounce aggress?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡɹɛs/.
What does aggress mean?
Aggression.
Where does aggress come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

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