Meanings
adjectiveantiaggressive (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineCounteracting aggression.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
- Latingradior
- Latinaggredior
- Latinaggressu
- Englishaggress
- Englishaggressive
- Englishantiaggressive
From anti- + aggressive.
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antiaggressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiaggressive
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“antiaggressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiaggressive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiaggressive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiaggressive.
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