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agressivité

aggressiveness

noun ah-greh-see-vee-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Agressivité describes the disposition to be aggressive, not a single act — a single aggressive act is une agression. The adjective is agressif/agressive. In psychology, distinguishing agressivité (trait) from agression (event) is standard.

Examples

"Son agressivité surprend tout le monde."

Natural Translation

His aggressiveness surprises everyone.

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