Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aggression \Ag*gres"sion\, n. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredi: cf. F.
agression.]
The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of
injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy;
unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression.
``Aggressions of power.'' --Hallam
Syn: Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.
Source : WordNet®
aggression
n 1: a disposition to behave aggressively
2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn:
{aggressiveness}]
3: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn:
{hostility}]
4: the act of initiating hostilities
5: deliberately unfriendly behavior