different between blitz vs aggression

English

Etymology

Shortened from blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?ts/
• Rhymes: -?ts

Noun

blitz (countable and uncountable, plural blitzes)

1. (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2. (countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
3. (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
4. (uncountable, chess) A time control in which both players have less than ten minutes per game.

   Synonym: speed chess

Translations

Verb

blitz (third-person singular simple present blitzes, present participle blitzing, simple past and past participle blitzed)

1. (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.

   Synonym: charge

2. (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.

3. (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.

   Synonym: zhoosh

4. (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.

   Synonyms: hurry, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush

Danish

Etymology

German Blitz

Noun

blitz

1. (photography) flash, camera flash

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Noun

blitz m (invariable)

1. blitz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?blits/

Noun

blitz f (plural blitz)

1. random checkpoint (a hastily set-up point along a road where the police stop random drivers)

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)

1. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
2. The practice or habit of launching attacks.
3. 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)

1. aggression

Declension

Further reading

• “aggression” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Noun

aggression

1. genitive singular of aggressio