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aggression
English
Etymology
From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /???????n/
Noun
aggression (countable and uncountable, plural aggressions)
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- The practice or habit of launching attacks.
- Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
Antonyms
- nonaggression
Derived terms
- war of aggression
- microaggression
Related terms
- aggress
- aggressive
- aggressiveness
- aggressor
Translations
Further reading
- aggression on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- aggression in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aggression in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Noun
aggression c (singular definite aggressionen, plural indefinite aggressioner)
- aggression
Declension
Further reading
- “aggression” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Noun
aggression
- genitive singular of aggressio
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siege
English
Alternative forms
- syege (15th - 16th centuries)
Etymology
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *s?dicum, from Latin s?dic?lum, s?d?cula (“small seat”), from Latin s?d?s (“seat”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?j IPA(key): /si?d?/
- Rhymes: -i?d?
Noun
siege (plural sieges)
- (heading) Military action.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3 §5:
- The Peloponnesian war is a proper subject for history, the siege of Athens for an epic poem, and the death of Alcibiades for a tragedy.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3 §5:
- (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- (heading) A seat.
- (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, II.vii:
- To th'vpper part, where was aduaunced hye / A stately siege of soueraigne maiestye; / And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay […].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, II.vii:
- (obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
- (obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
- The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
- A flock of heron.
- (obsolete) A toilet seat.
- (obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
- Another ground were certain holes or cavities observable about the siege; which being perceived in males, made some conceive there might be also a feminine nature in them.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
- (obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How cam'st thou / to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos?
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- (obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
- (obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
- (obsolete) A workman's bench.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- (obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Synonyms
- (place with a toilet seat): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
- siegehouse
- siege tower
- state of siege
Translations
Verb
siege (third-person singular simple present sieges, present participle sieging, simple past and past participle sieged)
- (transitive, uncommon) To assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
- Synonym: besiege
Translations
Anagrams
- Geise, Giese
German
Verb
siege
- inflection of siegen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Middle French
Noun
siege m (plural sieges)
- siege (prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition)
- seat (place where one sits)
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