Entry Word: aggression

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an inclination to fight or quarrel <Japanese aggression in the years preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor had strained relations with the U.S.> — see belligerence
2 the act or action of setting upon with force or violence <Japanʼs act of aggression—the attack on Pearl Harbor—brought the U.S. into World War II> — see attack 1