overaggressiveness
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərəˈɡrɛsɪvnəs/
- The coach warned against overaggressiveness during the game.
Examples
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His overaggressiveness on the basketball court often led to unnecessary fouls.
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Parents worried that overaggressiveness in video games might influence their children's behavior.
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The manager's overaggressiveness during meetings made some employees uncomfortable.
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His overaggressiveness in the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.
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His overaggressiveness during negotiations often led to conflicts with his colleagues.
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The coach warned the players that overaggressiveness on the field could result in penalties.
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Many people feel that overaggressiveness in driving can create dangerous situations on the road.
Synonyms
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3.5
Hostile or violent behavior toward others
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4.1
Actions that hurt or try to control other people
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4.6
Showing a readiness to attack or threaten others
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7.9
Unfriendly and aggressive behavior that tries to start a fight
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5.1
A strong, clear, and confident quality in speech, action, or physical strength
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7.0
Mean words or actions that hurt other people
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7.5
A willingness to argue or fight
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8.4
Treating people in a rude, bossy way and not listening to them
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6.1
Trying too hard to make people do something and annoying them
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7.0
A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people
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7.6
Being too forceful and not subtle in actions or words
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9.9
Noisy behavior that is hard to control and refuses to obey
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8.0
A tendency to act in a forceful or angry way toward others
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8.3
Being too bossy and trying to control other people
A quick angry way of behaving that leads to arguments
A habit of starting arguments or fights
Being overly controlling and not listening to others
Antonyms
How Aggressive
- Offensive
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4.7
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8.4
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4.6
6
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1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
overaggressiveness = overaggressive (transparent) = over + aggressive + ness
The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'overaggressive' using the productive suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Overaggressiveness joins the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and aggressive, which comes from a word for 'attack', so you can picture a person who 'attacks' or pushes too hard; that's why overaggressiveness means acting too forcefully or too hostilely.