Aggressive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

tending to spread quickly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈɛsbɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈɛsbɒks/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænd/.

Examples

an aggressive businessman
an aggressive basketball player
he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belligerent strong-growing fast-growing

Antonyms

unaggressive

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends “an aggressive businessman”
adjective	tending to spread quickly “an aggressive tumor”
adjective	characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight “aggressive acts against another country”

Word Forms

aggressiveness	noun	the quality of being bold and enterprising
aggress	verb	take the initiative and go on the offensive
belligerent	noun	someone who fights (or is fighting)
belligerency	noun	hostile or warlike attitude or nature
belligerence	noun	hostile or warlike attitude or nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aggressiv

Entschlossenheit und energisches Verfolgen Ihrer Ziele haben oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

agressif

avoir ou faire preuve de détermination et de poursuite énergique de ses fins

🇪🇸Spanish

agresivo

tener o mostrar determinación y búsqueda enérgica de sus fines

🇮🇹Italian

aggressivo

avere o mostrare determinazione ed energico perseguimento dei propri fini

🇳🇱Dutch

agressief

het hebben of tonen van vastberadenheid en het energiek nastreven van uw doeleinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

agressivo

ter ou mostrar determinação e busca enérgica de seus objetivos

🇷🇺Russian

агрессивный

наличие или проявление решимости и энергичного достижения своих целей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रामक

अपने लक्ष्यों के प्रति दृढ़ संकल्प और ऊर्जावान प्रयास करना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আক্রমণাত্মক

আপনার শেষের জন্য দৃঢ় সংকল্প এবং উদ্যমী সাধনা থাকা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு

உங்கள் நோக்கங்களில் உறுதியும் ஆற்றல் மிக்க நோக்கமும் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూకుడు

మీ లక్ష్యాల కోసం సంకల్పం మరియు శక్తివంతమైన అన్వేషణను కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रमक

आपल्या ध्येयाचा दृढनिश्चय आणि उत्साही पाठपुरावा असणे किंवा दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમક

તમારા અંતનો નિશ્ચય અને મહેનતુ અનુસરણ હોવું અથવા બતાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಗುರಿಗಳ ನಿರ್ಣಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രമണാത്മക

നിങ്ങളുടെ ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾക്കായി നിശ്ചയദാർഢ്യവും ഊർജ്ജസ്വലമായ പരിശ്രമവും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുകയോ കാണിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾਵਰ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸਿਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਊਰਜਾਵਾਨ ਪਿੱਛਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جارحانہ

اپنے مقاصد کا عزم اور پرجوش تعاقب کرنا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑衅的

拥有或表现出对目标的决心和积极追求

🇯🇵Japanese

攻撃的

自分の目的に対する決意と精力的な追求を持っている、または示している

🇰🇷Korean

공격적인

당신의 목적에 대한 결단력과 정력적인 추구를 가지고 있거나 보여주고 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hung dữ

có hoặc thể hiện sự quyết tâm và hăng hái theo đuổi mục tiêu của mình

🇹🇭Thai

ก้าวร้าว

มีหรือแสดงความมุ่งมั่นและกระตือรือร้นในการแสวงหาจุดจบของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

agresif

memiliki atau menunjukkan tekad dan semangat mengejar tujuan Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

agresibo

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng determinasyon at masiglang pagtugis sa iyong mga layunin

🇲🇾Malay

agresif

mempunyai atau menunjukkan keazaman dan usaha yang bertenaga untuk mencapai matlamat anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنيف

وجود أو إظهار التصميم والسعي النشط لتحقيق أهدافك

🇮🇷Persian

تهاجمی

داشتن یا نشان دادن عزم و پیگیری پرانرژی برای اهداف خود

🇹🇷Turkish

agresif

Amaçlarınız için kararlılığa ve enerjik bir arayışa sahip olmak veya bunu göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹקפָּנִי

שיש או מראה נחישות וחתירה אנרגטית למטרותיך

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