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Aggression vs Assertiveness - What's the difference?

aggression | assertiveness |

As nouns the difference between aggression and assertiveness

is that aggression is aggression while assertiveness is the quality of being self-assured and assertive.

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) * * ----

    assertiveness

    English

    (wikipedia assertiveness)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being self-assured and assertive.