Aggress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take the initiative and go on the offensive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæŋkɹɪsˌoʊʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈɛfɐɹˌɒspaθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈɛfɐɹˌɒspaθ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæŋkɹɪsˌoʊʃəl/.

Examples

The Serbs attacked the village at night
The visiting team started to attack

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attack

Parts of Speech

verb	take the initiative and go on the offensive “The Serbs attacked the village at night”

Word Forms

attack	noun	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
attacker	noun	someone who attacks
aggressive	adjective	characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
aggression	noun	the act of initiating hostilities
aggressor	noun	someone who attacks

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aggression

Ergreifen Sie die Initiative und gehen Sie in die Offensive

🇫🇷French

agression

prendre l'initiative et passer à l'offensive

🇪🇸Spanish

agresión

tomar la iniciativa y pasar a la ofensiva

🇮🇹Italian

aggressività

prendere l'iniziativa e passare all'offensiva

🇳🇱Dutch

agressie

Neem het initiatief en ga in de aanval

🇵🇹Portuguese

agredir

tome a iniciativa e vá para a ofensiva

🇷🇺Russian

агрессия

перехватить инициативу и пойти в наступление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण

पहल करें और आक्रामक हो जाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

আগ্রাসী

উদ্যোগ নিন এবং আক্রমণাত্মক যান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு

முன்முயற்சி எடுத்து தாக்குதலை மேற்கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూకుడు

చొరవ తీసుకుని దాడికి దిగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रमक

पुढाकार घ्या आणि आक्षेपार्ह जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમક

પહેલ કરો અને આક્રમણ પર જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

ಉಪಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೋಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രമണം

മുൻകൈ എടുത്ത് ആക്രമണത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾਵਰ

ਪਹਿਲ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

جارحیت

پہل کریں اور جارحیت پر جائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵略

主动出击

🇯🇵Japanese

攻撃性

主導権を握って攻撃を仕掛ける

🇰🇷Korean

공격성

주도권을 잡고 공격에 나섭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hung hăng

chủ động và tiến hành tấn công

🇹🇭Thai

ความก้าวร้าว

ริเริ่มและรุกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

agresi

mengambil inisiatif dan menyerang

🇵🇭Filipino

pananalakay

gumawa ng inisyatiba at pumunta sa opensiba

🇲🇾Malay

agresif

ambil inisiatif dan teruskan serangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدوان

أخذ زمام المبادرة والذهاب إلى الهجوم

🇮🇷Persian

پرخاشگری

ابتکار عمل را به دست بگیرید و به حمله بروید

🇹🇷Turkish

saldırmak

inisiyatif al ve saldırıya geç

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוקפנות

לקחת יוזמה ולצאת למתקפה

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