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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

offene Aggression

Pronunciation / Transliteration: offene Aggression

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Naked-aggression/ˌneɪ.kɪd.əˈɡrɛʃ.ən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Angriff wurde als klare und offene Aggression verurteilt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Overt, unprovoked, and undisguised hostile action or military attack without pretext or diplomatic justification.

    "The unprovoked invasion was widely condemned by the international community as an act of naked-aggression."
  2. 2

    Blatant, transparent hostility or assertive behavior entirely devoid of pretense or politeness.

    "His refusal to compromise during the negotiation revealed a streak of naked-aggression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'naked', meaning unvarnished, open, or devoid of concealment, combined with 'aggression', originating from the Latin 'aggressio' (an attack). The compound term emerged in geopolitical and psychological discourse during the 20th century to describe overt, unprovoked, and completely undisguised hostile acts.

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