aggressivity
- noun
- /əˌɡrɛsɪˈvɪti/
- Specialized
- The risk of injury and damage as a result of this concept of vehicle aggressivity is something that is fairly recent because a few years ago, there was not this preponderance of SUVs on the road.
- vehicle aggressivity
And then it leads to pain because it is going to come out in other ways, maybe in a huge outburst, maybe in passive aggressivity.
- And then it leads to pain because it is going to come out in other ways, maybe in a huge outburst, maybe in passive aggressivity.
- But then in the soloing and in the there's a, then there's this other thing because I like to do that aggressivity comparison.
- Rubber shoes like sneakers that are white or the sole of this wet shoe can be clean with a bit more aggressivity.
Examples
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There is actually a standard for a vehicle's "aggressivity"; it is a function of vehicle mass.
Academic text (1999) -
Another issue that is now being recognized in a North American context is that of vehicle aggressivity.
Academic text (1999) -
When analyzing the question of a vehicle's aggressivity and those who manufacture and sell the vehicles, we see that an analysis and a test can be applied.
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Or, respondent's aggressivity has a metered quality and is appropriately expressed (but is not sufficiently intrusive/dominant to be rated a 4).
Academic text (1992) -
The tale leads us through the various stages of Lalie's sexual awakening, her gradual understanding of the dangers of aggressivity, and finally her realization of the importance of choice and independence.
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Aggressivity often leads to conflicts in team sports, making it crucial for players to manage their aggressivity.
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The study revealed a direct correlation between childhood trauma and increased aggressivity in adolescents.
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Managing one's aggressivity in stressful situations can lead to more productive and peaceful outcomes.
Synonyms
Hostile or violent behavior toward others
Showing a readiness to attack or threaten others
Actions that hurt or try to control other people
Unfriendly and aggressive behavior that tries to start a fight
Trouble caused by people arguing or fighting
A strong, competitive way of behaving or performing
A tendency to be aggressive and start fights
A willingness to argue or fight
A way of acting that is too forceful and hostile in words or actions
A habit of starting arguments or fights
A quick angry way of behaving that leads to arguments
Antonyms
How Aggressive
- Offensive
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
aggressivity = aggressive (transparent) = aggressive + ity
Derived by standard adjectival -> nominal -ity formation from 'aggressive', producing a noun meaning the quality or tendency to be aggressive.
Etymology
Aggressivity comes from the old Latin root aggress-, which means 'to step toward' or 'attack'. You can see the same root in aggressive and aggression, and the 'gress' part is like in progress ('step'), so aggressivity is the tendency to act in an aggressive way.