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aggression: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

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warpath collapse: a course leading to warfare or battle; hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"

warmongering collapse: a policy of advocating war

militancy collapse

get-up-and-go collapse

dynamism collapse: the activeness of an energetic personality; any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

jingoism collapse

saber rattling collapse: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

ferocity collapse: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"

gumption collapse

blitzkrieg collapse: fight a quick and surprising war

run at collapse

unfriendliness collapse: an unfriendly disposition; dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness

counterattack collapse: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board; an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.; make a counterattack

invasion collapse: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"; any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

truculence collapse: obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

shock tactics collapse

sortie collapse: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation); a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

mugging collapse: assault with intent to rob

spunk collapse

belligerence collapse: hostile or warlike attitude or nature

breakthrough collapse: making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

chauvinism collapse: fanatical patriotism

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

getup collapse

onslaught collapse: a sudden and severe onset of trouble

initiative collapse

run against collapse

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

antagonism collapse: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

militarism collapse: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

sally collapse: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

onset collapse: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

infiltration collapse: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

offense collapse: the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

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