Aggressivity

/ˌæɡrɛˈsɪvɪti/ noun

Definition

the quality of being aggressive; a tendency to act with force, hostility, or combativeness.

Etymology

From 'aggressive' plus '-ity' suffix (quality of). 'Aggressive' comes from Latin 'aggressus' (attacked/approached), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'gradus' (step/grade).

Kelly Says

While 'aggression' is more common in English, 'aggressivity' is the standard term in French psychology and ethology (animal behavior), showing how translation choices can create slightly different scholarly traditions across languages.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አጥቃት
at-qa-at
ARالعربية
عدوانية
ʿadwānīyah
BNবাংলা
আগ্রাসীতা
aagrashee-ta
CACatalà
agressivitat
ah-gresh-ee-vee-tat
CSČeština
agresivita
ah-gresh-ee-vee-ta
DADansk
aggressivitet
ah-gresh-ee-vee-tet
DEDeutsch
Aggressivität
ah-gresh-ee-vee-taet
ELΕλληνικά
επιθετικότητα
ep-i-the-ko-tee-ta
ESEspañol
agresividad
ah-gresh-ee-vee-thee
FAفارسی
تجاوز
te-ja-ooz
FISuomi
aggressiivisuus
ah-gresh-see-vee-soo-s
FRFrançais
agressivité
ah-gresh-ee-vee-te
GUGU
હિંસા
hi-n-sa
HAHA
ta'azzara
ta-a-za-ra
HEעברית
אגרסיביות
ag-res-ee-vut
HIहिन्दी
आक्रामकता
aakramakta
HUMagyar
agresszivitás
ah-gresh-zee-vee-taas
IDBahasa Indonesia
agresivit
ah-gresh-ee-vit
IGIG
ikegbe
ee-keg-be
ITItaliano
aggressività
ah-gresh-ee-vee-taet
JA日本語
攻撃性
kougeki-sei
KKKK
агрессивдік
agressivdik
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vee-thee
KO한국어
공격성
gonggeokseong
MRMR
आक्रमकता
aakramakta
MSBahasa Melayu
agresivit
ah-gresh-ee-vit
MYမြန်မာ
တိုက်ခိုက်မှု
toi-khe-khe-mu
NLNederlands
agressiviteit
ah-gresh-ee-vee-teet
NONorsk
aggressivitet
ah-gresh-ee-vee-tet
PAPA
ਅgressvity
ag-resh-ee-vee-tee
PLPolski
agresja
ah-gresh-ya
PTPortuguês
agressividade
ah-gresh-ee-vee-dee-deh
RORomână
agresivitate
ah-gresh-ee-vee-ta-teh
RUРусский
агрессивность
agressivnost'
SVSvenska
aggressivitet
ah-gresh-ee-vee-tet
SWKiswahili
ukatili
oo-ka-tee-lee
TAதமிழ்
கோவம்
ko-vam
TEతెలుగు
హింస
hi-n-sa
THไทย
ความรุนแรง
khwam run raeng
TLTL
pagiging-agresbo
pa-gee-ng ah-gresh-boh
TRTürkçe
agresiflik
ah-gresh-ee-flik
UKУкраїнська
агресивність
ah-gresh-ivnist'
URاردو
عدوانیت
ʿadwānīyat
VITiếng Việt
tính hung hăng
tinh hung hang
YOYO
agbe
ah-gbe
ZH中文
攻击性
gōngjí xìng
ZUZU
ukuzwa
oo-koo-zwa

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