Meaning
aggression, attack, assault, mugging
In a sentence
Ieri c'è stata un'aggressione vicino alla stazione.
Yesterday there was an assault near the station.
Hai visto l'aggressione davanti al bar?
Did you see the attack in front of the bar?
Non era un'aggressione, solo una brutta lite.
It wasn't an assault, just a bad argument.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aggressione | feminine · singular |
| aggressioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use aggressione for a physical or verbal attack. For war or state violence, aggressione is common in formal, legal, or political contexts.
- Rapina means robbery with theft; aggressione does not imply stealing. Mugging is often rapina or aggressione a scopo di rapina.
- Common with subire, compiere, denunciare: ha subito un'aggressione, hanno denunciato l'aggressione.