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Aggression vs Agitation - What's the difference?

aggression | agitation |

As nouns the difference between aggression and agitation

is that aggression is aggression while agitation is .

aggression

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * * ----

    agitation

    English

    (wikipedia agitation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
    • After a storm the sea is in agitation .
  • A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
    • She causes great agitation within me.
  • Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
    • ''the antislavery agitation
    ''labor agitation
    After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • * (rfdate) :

    • Synonyms

    * emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation

    References

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