hyperaggressiveness

noun

Definition of hyperaggressivenessnext
as in antagonism

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  1. antagonism
  2. unfriendliness
  3. hostility
  4. militancy
  5. aggression
  6. militance
Noun
  • What To Know The White House meeting was a striking exchange of open antagonism in the Oval Office, a space typically reserved for formal diplomacy, especially among U.S. allies.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • If economic conditions in China continue to deteriorate, Xi could pivot suddenly, perhaps softening his antagonism toward the West.
    — Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of antagonism
Noun
  • Images accompanied by verbal descriptions of their generosity and kindness resulted in higher scores of facial attractiveness than when the same images were accompanied by negative traits like selfishness and unfriendliness.
    — Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
  • Each of the 1,200 mainstream vehicles the ACEEE evaluates is given an overall Green Score that can be used to compare the relative environmental friendliness – or unfriendliness as the case may be – from one model to another.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of unfriendliness
Noun
  • Even small shifts can build rapport and defuse hostility.
    — Diana Lowe, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Intentionally directing attacks against civilian infrastructure and civilians who are not directly taking part in hostilities is considered a war crime under international law.
    — Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • For nearly two decades, the closure has crippled the local economy, sent unemployment skyrocketing, and emboldened militancy in the region, which is one of the most densely populated places on the planet.
    — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Its detractors say their militancy makes a viable Lebanese state impossible.
    — CNN Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of militancy
Noun
  • Gandhi’s strategy of collective and collaborative unity, rather than aggression, effectively dismantled British dominance.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Russia was expelled from the G8, sanctioned by the West and ostracized on the global stage because of its aggression against Ukraine.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of aggression
Noun
  • This is compounded by the economic impacts of the Trump trade pressures, the global backlash of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the declining fortunes of national technology champion Huawei, and other reactions to growing China militance and chauvinism.
    — Therese Shaheen, National Review, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The flamboyance, militance, and violence of the 1960s left might not have worked right away, after all.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of militance
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